# CVE-2026-126823: MongoDB Atlas SQL JDBC Driver code execution via planted library in NativeLoader

- Severity: CVSS 7.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-12)
- Fix: none listed; see the vendor advisory
- Published: 2026-11-12 · Updated: 2026-11-12

CVE-2026-126823 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 7.3 (high) and affects Atlas SQL JDBC Driver; no fixed version is listed; see the vendor advisory.

## Summary

The MongoDB Atlas SQL JDBC Driver can load a native library file that an attacker has planted in a shared temporary location. A local user with an ordinary account on the same host can do this, and loading the driver class may then run their code inside the Java application process, which could expose or alter that process's data or make it unavailable.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- MongoDB Atlas SQL JDBC Driver: from 2.2.1, through 4.0.1

## Description

A local user with an ordinary account on the same host can place a file in a shared temporary location that the JDBC driver's native library loading routine will accept and load without verifying its origin. Loading the driver class in a Java application may then run code of that user's choosing inside the application process, which may result in disclosure or alteration of data held by that process or in the process becoming unavailable.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MongoDB Atlas SQL JDBC Driver, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Check your systems with an agent

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Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-126823 (Atlas SQL JDBC driver loads a native library it did not write: NativeLoader tolerates a pre-existing libmongosqltranslate.so in a shared…), using the cve.now data below.

Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only.

What cve.now has for CVE-2026-126823 (entry last updated 2026-11-12):
Affected:
- MongoDB Atlas SQL JDBC Driver: from 2.2.1, through 4.0.1
Fixed versions: none listed yet.
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-126823 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-126823 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.

How to check:
- Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory.

Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SQL-3540
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126823
For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example execute with name cve.get and arguments {"id": "CVE-2026-126823"}.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-126823 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: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126823

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-126823?

Atlas SQL JDBC Driver: from 2.2.1 through 4.0.1.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126823

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

### Vendor advisory

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SQL-3540

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126823
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126823

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