Name: CVE-2026-18703: Incorrect Authorization
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-18703, CWE-863, CVSS 4.2, EPSS 0.00144

An issue in MongoDB Server could allow a party with a valid client certificate and a corresponding user account to authenticate using a certificate-based authentication method, even when an administrator has configured the server to restrict authentication to other mechanisms. This could allow authentication through a method the administrator intended to disable.

CVSS Details

CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 2.3 (LOW)
CVSS 4.0 Vector: (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X)
CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.2
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Mongodb	—	Upgrade MongoDB to version 8.2.12Upgrade to the latest version of MongoDBUpgrade MongoDB to version 8.3.8	Sep 23, 2026	Aug 11, 2026

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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