CVE-2026-119675: mongorestore may bypass collection guards through a system.buckets prefix

Published Nov 3, 2026
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Updated

MongoDB Database Tools mongorestore inconsistently handles the system.buckets. prefix when validating collection names in an untrusted dump. A specially crafted collection name can bypass special-collection guards and operator namespace filters, causing a restore to create an unauthorized user-chosen database account, including an account with the root role. Exploitation requires an operator to restore unauthorized user-controlled data using credentials with sufficient user-management privileges on the destination deployment. Excluding the admin namespace alone does not prevent this behavior. This issue affects MongoDB Database Tools versions 100.4.0 through versions before 100.20.1.

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade MongoDB Database Tools mongorestore to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 100.20.1

Event History

Nov 3, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:06 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:06 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:18 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Event
via NVD·05:18 PM

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