CVE-2026-119675
Description
A flaw was found in mongorestore within MongoDB Database Tools. This vulnerability allows an attacker to achieve privilege escalation by creating unauthorized database accounts, including accounts with full administrative (root) privileges. By providing a specially crafted database dump containing manipulated collection names, the backup bypasses security filters during the restoration process. If an operator restores this untrusted data using credentials with user-management permissions, the unauthorized accounts are created on the target deployment.
Statement
This vulnerability is rated as Important severity because successful exploitation allows an attacker to achieve full administrative control over the destination database, balanced against the prerequisite of an operator restoring untrusted archive data using privileged credentials. In Red Hat environments that package MongoDB tools, such as containerized storage components, mongorestore operates as a client-side command-line utility rather than a continuously listening network service. Exposure is therefore restricted to operational workflows where an administrator ingests unverified backup files using destination credentials endowed with user-management permissions.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
Info alert:Important note
CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 8.6 | N/A | 8.6 |
| Attack Vector | Local | N/A | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low | N/A | Low |
| Privileges Required | None | N/A | None |
| User Interaction | Required | N/A | Required |
| Scope | Changed | N/A | Changed |
| Confidentiality | High | N/A | High |
| Integrity Impact | High | N/A | High |
| Availability Impact | High | N/A | High |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
cve.org: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Access Control
Technical Impact: Bypass Protection Mechanism
Attackers may be able to find other malicious inputs that were not expected by the developer, allowing them to bypass the intended protection mechanism.
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