CVE-2026-106434

Unrecognized payload acceptance in explicit decryption in MongoDB libmongocrypt

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: October 8, 2026 at 06:56 PM UTC
Updated: October 8, 2026 at 08:49 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibmongocrypt

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The explicit decryption component of MongoDB libmongocrypt can return an unrecognized encrypted payload unchanged instead of returning a decryption error. An actor who can modify stored encrypted fields, such as a database writer, server, or network intermediary, can cause an affected application to process the supplied bytes as decrypted plaintext.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

1.5.0 ≤ v < 1.20.51.5.0

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.3MEDIUMmongodb
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusUNDERGOING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-354

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