CVE-2026-18687 Affecting mongod-8.3-cis-hardened package, versions <8.3.8-r0
Threat Intelligence
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- published18 Sept 2026
- disclosed11 Aug 2026
Introduced: 11 Aug 2026
CVE-2026-18687 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Minimos:latest mongod-8.3-cis-hardened to version 8.3.8-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mongod-8.3-cis-hardened package and not the mongod-8.3-cis-hardened package as distributed by Minimos.
See How to fix? for Minimos:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
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.