CVE-2026-18709Missing Authorization in MongoDB Sharded Transaction Commit/Abort Handling Leads to Cross-Shard Data Inconsistency
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An issue in MongoDB Server could allow an authenticated user with direct network access to a shard to improperly commit or abort an in-progress prepared transaction, bypassing the intended transaction coordination process. This could result in cross-shard data inconsistency, cluster clock corruption, and violation of transaction atomicity guarantees.
- CVSS
- 6.4 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-862
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- mongodb
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
MongoDB MongoDB Server mongodb:server (from the name) | from 8.3.0 before 8.3.8; from 8.0 before 8.0.29; from 7.0 before 7.0.40 | CNA record |
mongodb mongodb mongodb:mongodb | from 7.0.0 before 7.0.40; from 8.0.0 before 8.0.29; from 8.2.0 through 8.2.12; from 8.3.0 before 8.3.8; 9.0.0; 9.0.0; 9.1.0 | NVD |
References
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-130544vendor-advisory, issue-tracking
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