High · published August 11, 2026
An issue in MongoDB Server could allow an authenticated user with a limited database-scoped role to perform an action against protected system collections that their assigned privileges should not permit. This could result in critical system collections being dropped and recreated without proper authorization.
| Product | Versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mongodb/mongodb | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.40 | 7.0.40 |
| mongodb/mongodb | ≥ 8.0.0, < 8.0.29 | 8.0.29 |
| mongodb/mongodb | ≥ 8.2.0, ≤ 8.2.12 | — |
| mongodb/mongodb | ≥ 8.3.0, < 8.3.8 | 8.3.8 |
| mongodb/mongodb | all versions | — |
| mongodb/mongodb | all versions | — |
| mongodb/mongodb | all versions | — |