CVE-2026-120823: Missing Authorization Check in MongoDB Server Aggregation Framework Leads to Unauthorized Access to Deployment-Wide Configuration Data
Published Nov 10, 2026
·Updated
A missing authorization check in the aggregation framework of MongoDB Server may allow a user holding any valid credentials, including an account with no assigned roles, to read deployment-wide query configuration data that is otherwise restricted to a cluster-level privilege. This may result in unintended access to configuration and schema information.
Affected Software
1 affected component
MongoDB MongoDB Server
Event History
Nov 10, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:19 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:19 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:19 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Event
via NVD·09:19 PM