CVE-2026-18698 Affecting mongod-8.0-cis-hardened package, versions <8.0.29-r0


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-MINIMOSLATEST-MONGOD80CISHARDENED-19889580
  • published18 Sept 2026
  • disclosed11 Aug 2026

Introduced: 11 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-18698  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Minimos:latest mongod-8.0-cis-hardened to version 8.0.29-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mongod-8.0-cis-hardened package and not the mongod-8.0-cis-hardened package as distributed by Minimos. See How to fix? for Minimos:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

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 should require more specific privileges. This could result in exposure of collection metadata and, on certain deployment configurations, unauthorized modification of system collection data.