CVE-2026-18709
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited from the same network segment with a low-privilege account. High risk of data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.9 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-862 · Missing authorization
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Mongodb < 7.0.40
- Mongodb < 8.0.29
- Mongodb ≤ 8.2.12
- Mongodb < 8.3.8
- Mongodb 9.0.0
- Mongodb 9.1.0
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 5.9
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
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
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