What is CVE-2026-13060?

CVE-2026-13060 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MongoDB, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-07-22.

How severe is CVE-2026-13060?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in MongoDB

CVE-2026-13060

An authenticated user with limited read privileges may be able to access documents from collections they are not authorized to read, due to an inconsistency in how the $graphLookup aggregation stage is evaluated during authorization and during execution. Affected scenarios involve collections referenced within existing view pipeline definitions.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.004 (33.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Mongodb
Mongodb Server — versions 7.0, 8.0, 8.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

cna@mongodb.com (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-13060?: CVE-2026-13060 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MongoDB, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-07-22.
How severe is CVE-2026-13060?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.