CVE-2026-82060

Insufficient Validation of Shard Key Values in MongoDB Server Leads to Query Operator Injection in Change Stream Post-Image Lookups

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: September 8, 2026 at 04:12 PM UTC
Updated: September 16, 2026 at 08:54 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMongoDB

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In MongoDB, insufficient validation of shard key values during document insertion allowed authenticated users to store documents with specially crafted, operator-shaped objects as shard key values in sharded collections. When change stream events for such documents were processed with the updateLookup full document mode, the crafted values were embedded into internal post-image lookup queries without proper sanitization, causing them to be interpreted as query operators rather than literal equality values. This could result in change stream consumers receiving incorrect post-image documents or encountering non-resumable fatal errors.

Affected

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

7.0.0 ≤ v < 7.0.418.0.0 ≤ v < 8.0.308.3.0 ≤ v < 8.3.97.0.08.0.08.3.0
Affected range stops below 7.0.41, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.0.30, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.3.9, 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:

References (1)

Vendor AdvisoryIssue Tracking
Source: cverecord
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-131202

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

5.4MEDIUMmongodb
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-943

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