CVE-2026-88026 (CVSS 6.5)

Description

Improper neutralization of regular-expression metacharacters in the LINQ query translation component of the MongoDB C# Driver can cause a caller-supplied character sequence to alter a regular-expression predicate generated by an affected application. An authenticated user who can influence such a value may cause the application to return records beyond those intended by the original filter.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0022

Probability of exploitation

0.13%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-943 CWE-943

References

Other References

https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/CSHARP-6177

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-88026? +

Improper neutralization of regular-expression metacharacters in the LINQ query translation component of the MongoDB C# Driver can cause a caller-supplied character sequence to alter a regular-expression predicate generated by an affected application. An authenticated user who can influence such a value may cause the application to return records beyond those intended by the original filter. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2026-88026? +

CVE-2026-88026 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.5 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance. The EPSS score is 0.0022, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-88026? +

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