---
id: CVE-2026-18702
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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
  suppressio…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-269
vendor: mongodb
product: mongodb
affected:
  - 'mongodb >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.40'
  - 'mongodb >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.29'
  - 'mongodb >= 8.2.0, <= 8.2.12'
  - 'mongodb >= 8.3.0, < 8.3.8'
  - mongodb = 9.0.0
  - mongodb = 9.1.0
patched:
  - mongodb 8.3.8
published: '2026-08-11'
updated: '2026-09-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-16T15:18:38.007'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18702'
references:
  - url: 'https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-130198'
    label: cna@mongodb.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.002
epssPercentile: 0.10214
ingestedAt: '2026-08-29T19:41:15.960Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `mongodb >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.40`
- `mongodb >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.29`
- `mongodb >= 8.2.0, <= 8.2.12`
- `mongodb >= 8.3.0, < 8.3.8`
- `mongodb = 9.0.0`
- `mongodb = 9.1.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `mongodb 8.3.8`