An issue in MongoDB Server could allow an authenticated user with a limited database-scoped role to perform an action against protected system collections that their assigned privileges should not permit. This could result in critical system collections being dropped and recreated without proper authorization.
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| Description | An issue in MongoDB Server could allow an authenticated user with a limited database-scoped role to perform an action against protected system collections that their assigned privileges should not permit. This could result in critical system collections being dropped and recreated without proper authorization. | |
| Title | Improper Authorization in MongoDB Server Allows Unauthorized Actions on System Collections | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-863 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mongodb
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-11T20:20:50.000Z
Reserved: 2026-08-03T15:52:57.133Z
Link: CVE-2026-18690
Updated: 2026-08-11T20:20:18.804Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-11T19:17:22.757
Modified: 2026-08-11T21:17:31.500
Link: CVE-2026-18690
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