The explicit decryption component of MongoDB libmongocrypt can return an unrecognized encrypted payload unchanged instead of returning a decryption error. An actor who can modify stored encrypted fields, such as a database writer, server, or network intermediary, can cause an affected application to process the supplied bytes as decrypted plaintext.
History

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Mongodb
Mongodb libmongocrypt
Vendors & Products Mongodb
Mongodb libmongocrypt

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description The explicit decryption component of MongoDB libmongocrypt can return an unrecognized encrypted payload unchanged instead of returning a decryption error. An actor who can modify stored encrypted fields, such as a database writer, server, or network intermediary, can cause an affected application to process the supplied bytes as decrypted plaintext.
Title Unrecognized payload acceptance in explicit decryption in MongoDB libmongocrypt
Weaknesses CWE-354
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mongodb

Published: 2026-10-08T18:56:43.244Z

Updated: 2026-10-08T19:30:49.513Z

Reserved: 2026-10-06T16:40:35.016Z

Link: CVE-2026-106434

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-08T19:30:46.003Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-08T19:16:59.390

Modified: 2026-10-08T20:49:23.240

Link: CVE-2026-106434

cve-icon Redhat

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