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Critical 9.2Published Jul 5, 2026

CVE-2026-59509Unauthenticated arbitrary MongoDB collection read in cve-search

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No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

An unauthenticated improper input validation vulnerability in the POST /fetch_cve_data endpoint in cve-search. A remote attacker can manipulate request parameters controlling the MongoDB collection, projected fields, and regular-expression filters to read arbitrary application MongoDB collections. This can expose administrative usernames and password hashes from the mgmt_users collection, enabling offline password cracking and potential administrative account compromise.

CVSS
9.2 CRITICAL (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
CIRCL
NVD analysis
Deferred
Record last updated
Jul 6, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
cve-search cve-search
cve_search:cve_search (from the name)
from v4.0 through v6.0.0
CNA record

References

References

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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