Vulnerability · Published Apr 29, 2026 · Assigned by mongodb

CVE-2026-6915Flaw in the updateUser Command May Allow Unauthorized Configuration Change

Medium 6.3

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw 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 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An authorization flaw in the user management command could allow an authenticated user to make limited changes to authentication-related data associated with another user account. This could affect how authentication is performed for the impacted account.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
MongoDB MongoDB Server 8.2.0 – before 8.2.78.0.0 – before 8.0.217.0.0 – before 7.0.32

Weakness: CWE-1284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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