CVE-2026-18710Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in MongoDB Driver Logging During Client Initialization
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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.
- CVSS
- 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-532
- 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 12, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
MongoDB MongoDB Driver mongodb:driver (from the name) | from 4.11.0 before 5.9.2 | CNA record |
mongodb java_driver mongodb:java_driver | from 4.11.1 before 5.9.2 | NVD |
References
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/JAVA-6266vendor-advisory, issue-tracking
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