CVE-2026-119672 mongofiles may disclose GridFS content to standard output through a stored filename
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-119672?
CVE-2026-119672 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MongoDB Database Tools, published on 3 Nov 2026.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-73
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-119672?
How do I fix CVE-2026-119672?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-119672 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-119672 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-119672 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vj7x-r9xp-w7fv, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-119672.