mongofiles may disclose GridFS content to standard output through a stored filename
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- Exploited
- No known exploitation
- Fix
- Fixed in 100.20.1
- Who is exposed
- Not reported
Do first: Upgrade to a fixed version: 100.20.1.
- Exploitation0/40No signal
- Exposure3/25Reachable over the network · Data gap: No advisory context yet
- Reach?/20Reach: unknown (data gap). No tracked technology or package matched
- Severity5.9/10CVSS 5.9
- No patch0/5No signal
What would change the score
- Would score about 64 if added to CISA KEV
- Would score about 59 if CISA's SSVC rates exploitation active
- Would score about 28 if advisories confirm default setups are exposed
CVE-2026-119672 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 5.9 (medium) and affects Database Tools; fixed in 100.20.1.
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- Published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- A 0-100 score for how much a CVE matters across the industry: exploitation, exposure, how widely the software is used, severity and whether a fix exists.What do these mean? →
- 9/100 · provisional
- Fix
- Fixed in 100.20.1
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
MongoDB Database Tools' mongofiles utility is affected, where a user who can modify GridFS file metadata can cause an authorized retrieval to send file contents to standard output rather than a local file. This may let an attacker read GridFS content they could not access directly if the captured output is visible to them.
Read the original description
MongoDB Database Tools mongofiles uses a database-stored GridFS filename as the output destination for get_id when --local is not specified. A user who can modify the file metadata can set the stored filename to '-', causing a later authorized retrieval to write the file contents to standard output instead of a local file. If standard output is captured in a location accessible to that user, this may disclose GridFS content the user cannot read directly. Exploitation requires a higher-privileged operator to retrieve the affected file without an explicit local destination and attacker access to the captured output. This issue affects MongoDB Database Tools from version 3.1.4 through versions before 100.20.1.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed version: 100.20.1.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- MongoDB Database Tools
From 3.1.4 · fixed in 100.20.1
Evidence 1
- Repository
Corrections
None so far.
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Questions about CVE-2026-119672
Is CVE-2026-119672 being exploited?
It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cve.now feed data
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-119672?
Database Tools: from 3.1.4 before 100.20.1.Source: cve.now feed data
How do I fix CVE-2026-119672?
Upgrade to a fixed version: 100.20.1.Source: cve.now feed data