CVE-2026-6231
Description
A flaw was found in the MongoDB C Driver. The bson_validate function may incorrectly report successful validation for specific inputs, allowing malformed or invalid UTF-8 sequences to bypass security checks. This can lead to the incorrect processing of BSON (Binary JSON) data, potentially affecting the integrity of information in applications that rely on this validation.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has determined that this vulnerability does not affect any currently supported Red Hat product. This assessment may evolve based on further analysis and discovery. For more information about this vulnerability and the products it affects, please see the linked references.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Access Control,Integrity
Technical Impact: Bypass Protection Mechanism; Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
An attacker could include dangerous input that bypasses validation protection mechanisms which can be used to launch various attacks including injection attacks, execute arbitrary code or cause other unintended behavior.
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