CVE-2026-13062: An authenticated user with write privileges on a Queryable Encryption-enabled collection may be able to modify internal encryption metadata fields that are intended to be server-co

mediumCVSS 6.5CVE-2026-13062

An authenticated user with write privileges on a Queryable Encryption-enabled collection may be able to modify internal encryption metadata fields that are intended to be server-controlled, by sending crafted write commands through the mongos router on a sharded cluster. This can result in corruption of encrypted query correctness.

Details

Source: NVD Recent CVEs (US · database · site)
Severity: medium — CVSS 6.5
Published: 2026-07-22
Last updated: 2026-07-23
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13062

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-130620.12% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 2% of all scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-13062	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

Same CVEs, other sources

How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.

unknownMongoDB Multiple Vulnerabilitieshkcert
unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in MongoDB (July 24, 2026)cert-fr-avis
high[NEW] [high] MongoDB: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund

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