Vulnerability · Published Jul 22, 2026 · Assigned by mongodb

CVE-2026-13060$graphLookup Aggregation Stage Authorization Check Inconsistency Allowing Unauthorized Collection Access

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity incorrect authorization in MongoDB Server from MongoDB. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An authenticated user with limited read privileges may be able to access documents from collections they are not authorized to read, due to an inconsistency in how the $graphLookup aggregation stage is evaluated during authorization and during execution. Affected scenarios involve collections referenced within existing view pipeline definitions.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
MongoDB MongoDB Server 7.0 – before 7.0.398.0 – before 8.0.288.2.0 – before 8.2.128.3.0 – before 8.3.7

Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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