CVE-2026-59509

Unauthenticated arbitrary MongoDB collection read in cve-search

Published Jul 5, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 9.2 Critical EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cve-search
Cve-search cve-search
Vendors & Products Cve-search
Cve-search cve-search
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Weaknesses CWE-862
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Description 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.
Title Unauthenticated arbitrary MongoDB collection read in cve-search
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.2, 'vector': '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'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
CIRCL
Published
Updated
Jul 6, 2026, 1:28 PM
Reserved
Jul 5, 2026, 12:01 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jul 5, 2026, 1:16 PM
Modified
Jul 6, 2026, 7:36 PM