A MongoDB driver component could write sensitive configuration information, including a credential used for outbound network connectivity, to application log output in cleartext during routine client initialization. This occurs automatically as part of normal operation and requires no special privileges to trigger. A party able to read the affected application's logs or downstream log-aggregation storage could recover the credential and reuse it to authenticate to the associated network infrastructure. This issue affects confidentiality only.
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| Description | A MongoDB driver component could write sensitive configuration information, including a credential used for outbound network connectivity, to application log output in cleartext during routine client initialization. This occurs automatically as part of normal operation and requires no special privileges to trigger. A party able to read the affected application's logs or downstream log-aggregation storage could recover the credential and reuse it to authenticate to the associated network infrastructure. This issue affects confidentiality only. | |
| Title | Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in MongoDB Driver Logging During Client Initialization | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-532 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mongodb
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-12T12:41:22.185Z
Reserved: 2026-08-03T15:55:10.732Z
Link: CVE-2026-18710
Updated: 2026-08-12T12:41:18.350Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-11T22:17:20.113
Modified: 2026-08-12T13:17:20.550
Link: CVE-2026-18710
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