CVE-2026-18687

HighCVSS 7.1/10Last modified Oct 23, 2026

Description

MongoDB Server's handling of a Queryable Encryption maintenance operation did not properly validate certain request parameters against the collection's encrypted field configuration before use. An authenticated user with readWrite privileges could submit a specially formed request that leads to a server crash or excessive internal writes, resulting in resource exhaustion and corruption of encrypted index data.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-191

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 11, 2026
Last modified
Oct 23, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed

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CVE-2026-18687: High severity, CVSS 7.1 | Vulnix