UBUNTU-CVE-2026-119672: Medium severity ubuntu/mongo-tools vulnerability

Published Nov 3, 2026
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Updated

MongoDB Database Tools mongofiles uses a database-stored GridFS filename as the output destination for getid when --local is not specified. A user who can modify the file metadata can set the stored filename to '-', causing a later authorized retrieval to write the file contents to standard output instead of a local file. If standard output is captured in a location accessible to that user, this may disclose GridFS content the user cannot read directly. Exploitation requires a higher-privileged operator to retrieve the affected file without an explicit local destination and attacker access to the captured output. This issue affects MongoDB Database Tools from version 3.1.4 through versions before 100.20.1.

Affected Software

2 affected components
ubuntu/mongo-tools*
ubuntu/mongo-tools*

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 100.20.1

Event History

Nov 3, 2026
CVE Published
via OSV·05:18 PM
Data Sourced
via OSV·05:18 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

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