CVE-2026-81530

KMS master key exposure via unredacted credential serialization in driver settings string

MEDIUM
5.6
CVSS Score
Published: August 27, 2026 at 06:32 PM UTC
Updated: September 29, 2026 at 07:16 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorC++ Driver

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Severity
MEDIUM5.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A weakness in the client-side encryption configuration surface of the MongoDB C# Driver causes sensitive key-management credential material supplied by the application to be reproduced verbatim in the driver's human-readable diagnostic representation of its client settings, instead of being masked as other secret fields are. A party able to read the application's logs, diagnostic output, or a process memory dump may thereby recover the plaintext credentials and use them to decrypt protected field data.

Affected

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

2.10.0 ≤ v < 3.11.12.10.0
Affected range stops below 3.11.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

5.6MEDIUMmongodb
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-532

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