---
id: CVE-2026-18710
title: >-
  A MongoDB driver component could write sensitive configuration information,
  including a credential used for outbound network connectivity, to application
  log output in cleartext during routine client initialization
summary: >-
  A MongoDB driver component could write sensitive configuration information,
  including a credential used for outbound network connectivity, to application
  log output in cleartext during routine client initialization. This occurs
  automatic…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-532
  - CWE-312
published: '2026-08-11'
updated: '2026-08-28'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18710'
references:
  - url: 'https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/JAVA-6266'
    label: cna@mongodb.com
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-18710.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18710'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2514429'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-18710'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18710'
tags:
  - nvd
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
epss: 0.00121
epssPercentile: 0.02199
ingestedAt: '2026-08-29T19:41:16.375Z'
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3
affected:
  - build_of_apache_camel_4_for_quarkus 3
  - build_of_debezium 3
---

## Overview

A MongoDB driver component could write sensitive configuration information, including a credential used for outbound network connectivity, to application log output in cleartext during routine client initialization. This occurs automatically as part of normal operation and requires no special privileges to trigger. A party able to read the affected application's logs or downstream log-aggregation storage could recover the credential and reuse it to authenticate to the associated network infrastructure. This issue affects confidentiality only.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3, Red Hat build of Debezium 3 · no fix planned: Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3, Red Hat build of Debezium 3 · updated 2026-09-11 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-18710.json)