Vulnerability · Published Jun 9, 2026 · Assigned by mongodb

CVE-2026-9735Keyfile contents are in MongoDB Server logs

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity sensitive data in logs 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 0.1% (higher than 2% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

MongoDB server may log authentication parameters, including credentials, to the server log during SASL authentication. When connection health metric logging is enabled, the full authentication parameters are written to the log without redaction.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
MongoDB MongoDB Server 8.3.0 – before 8.3.3

Weakness: CWE-532 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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