$graphLookup Aggregation Stage Authorization Check Inconsistency Allowing Unauthorized Collection Access (CVE-2026-13060) | HOL Guard CVE

Medium · CVSS 6.5CVE-2026-13060

$graphLookup Aggregation Stage Authorization Check Inconsistency Allowing Unauthorized Collection Access

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-13060 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in $graphLookup Aggregation Stage Authorization Check Inconsistency Allowing Unauthorized Collection Access. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps MongoDB/MongoDB Server (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Jul 22, 2026Updated Sep 17, 2026Source checked Sep 17, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 5, 2026Material review Sep 17, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 6.5
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 2 mapped packages or products
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 6.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps MongoDB/MongoDB Server (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Affected products and reported versions
Product	Affected versions	Fixed versions
cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:::::-:::*	Not reported	Not reported

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
MongoDB/MongoDB Servergeneric	>=7.0 <7.0.39 \|\| >=8.0 <8.0.28 \|\| >=8.2.0 <8.2.12 \|\| >=8.3.0 <8.3.7	7.0.39, 8.0.28, 8.2.12, 8.3.7

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for MongoDB/MongoDB Server.
Review the reported fix. Update MongoDB/MongoDB Server to 7.0.39 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Jul 22, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 17, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Source referencejira.mongodb.org

Upstream source description

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.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.