MongoDB Atlas Vector Search View Escalation (Read Access Bypass)
CVE-2026-18705 Published on August 11, 2026
Improper Authorization in MongoDB Atlas Vector Search Allows Unauthorized Access to Protected View Data
An issue in MongoDB Server's Atlas Vector Search feature could allow an authenticated user with read access to one view to retrieve documents from a different, protected view over the same underlying collection. This is due to insufficient handling of certain user-supplied fields when constructing an internal request forwarded to the search process.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-18705 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision
The application uses a protection mechanism that relies on the existence or values of an input, but the input can be modified by an untrusted actor in a way that bypasses the protection mechanism.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-18705
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Affected Versions
MongoDB Server:- Version 8.3.0 and below 8.3.8 is affected.
- Version 8.0 and below 8.0.29 is affected.
- Version 7.0 and below 7.0.40 is affected.