Incorrect Authorization Affecting mongodb package, versions [,7.0.39)[8.0.0,8.0.28)[8.2.0,8.2.12)[8.3.0,8.3.7)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MONGODB-18305829
  • published25 Jul 2026
  • disclosed22 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 22 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-13068  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mongodb to version 7.0.39, 8.0.28, 8.2.12, 8.3.7 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization due to an authorization check that does not correctly scope privileges to the appropriate namespace in the cursor termination process. An attacker can disrupt ongoing query operations for other users by terminating active cursors on separate databases.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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version 3.1