# CVE-2026-88022: Unauthorized document disclosure and deletion via query-operator injection in explicit equality filters in MongoDB integration for Laravel

- Severity: CVSS 8.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.11.0
- Published: 2026-09-10 · Updated: 2026-09-10

## Affected

- MongoDB Laravel MongoDB (PHP): from 1.0.0, fixed in 5.11.0

## Description

Improper neutralization of special elements in data query logic in the MongoDB integration for Laravel can cause an array supplied to an explicit equality filter to be interpreted as a query condition rather than as a literal value. This affects the three-argument `where` method when the operator is `=` or `eq`, as well as the `find` and `delete` methods that use that code path. An attacker who can cause an affected application to supply an operator-shaped array to one of these APIs may obtain a document other than the intended target or delete documents beyond the intended target.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MongoDB Laravel MongoDB (PHP), upgrade to a fixed version (5.11.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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

## References

- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/PHPLARA-260

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