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MongoDBCVE-2026-18709

MongoDB Server: missing authorization

Medium5.9CVE-2026-18709 · Published Aug 11, 2026 · updated Sep 16, 2026

An issue in MongoDB Server could allow an authenticated user with direct network access to a shard to improperly commit or abort an in-progress prepared transaction, bypassing the intended transaction coordination process. This could result in cross-shard data inconsistency, cluster clock corruption, and violation of transaction atomicity guarantees.

MongoDB advisory

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
MongoDB Server
Product
>= 8.3.0, < 8.3.88.3.8
>= 8.0, < 8.0.298.0.29
>= 7.0, < 7.0.407.0.40
Details and references
CVSS 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Severity from
the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
Weakness
CWE-862

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