{"id":"BIT-mongodb-2026-18702","summary":"Improper Authorization in MongoDB profile Command Allows Unauthorized Modification of Server-Wide Diagnostic Settings","details":"An issue in MongoDB Server could allow an authenticated user with limited, database-scoped privileges to modify diagnostic logging settings that affect the entire server rather than just the intended database. This could allow suppression of diagnostic logging server-wide, potentially obscuring unauthorized activity, or degrade operational monitoring by causing excessive log volume.","aliases":["CVE-2026-18702"],"modified":"2026-09-17T14:45:08.562246733Z","published":"2026-09-17T11:50:06.194Z","database_specific":{"severity":"Medium","cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:-:-:*:*"]},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-130198"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18702"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"mongodb","ecosystem":"Bitnami","purl":"pkg:bitnami/mongodb"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"7.0.0"},{"fixed":"7.0.40"},{"introduced":"8.0.0"},{"fixed":"8.0.29"},{"introduced":"8.2.0"},{"fixed":"8.3.8"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/mongodb/BIT-mongodb-2026-18702.json"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L/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"}]}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}