Vulnerability in mongodb/mongodb (CVE-2026-81525)
Summary
Vulnerability in mongodb/mongodb (CVE-2026-81525). Confidential information can be exposed externally. Mitigation: upgrade to 2.4.1 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Impact
Passing untrusted input as part of a database or collection name may result in targeting a different database or collection than specified.
Patches
Fixed in PHP library 1.21.4 and 2.4.1.
Workarounds
Validate database and collection names prior to passing into APIs.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-81525 has been found in mongodb/mongodb.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 8.1/10.
What to do: upgrade mongodb/mongodb to 2.4.1 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "mongodb/mongodb CVE-2026-81525" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-81525 (mongodb/mongodb) — CWE-943 / CVSS v3 8.1
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Patched: 2.4.1 — apply immediately
Workaround: Validate database and collection names prior to passing into APIs.
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-943) exists in mongodb/mongodb.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of mongodb/mongodb.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.1/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to 2.4.1.
Workaround: Validate database and collection names prior to passing into APIs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'mongodb/mongodb' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'mongodb/mongodb' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
mongodb/mongodbを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply temporary workaround mitigate
Validate database and collection names prior to passing into APIs.パッチが適用されるまでの応急処置として、Validate database and collection names prior to passing into APIs. を実施。回避策の副作用 (機能低下) を確認した上で。
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3Apply patch patch
Upgrade mongodb/mongodb to 2.4.1ステージング環境で 2.4.1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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4Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-81525 php-mongodb
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
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- web jira.mongodb.org
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