CVE-2026-120808
Certificate Validation Bypass via IPv6 trust-result skip in macOS TLS client
An issue exists in MongoDB's macOS TLS client implementation where certificate chain-of-trust validation is bypassed for outbound connections to IPv6-addressed peers. When a MongoDB process using the Apple SecureTransport TLS backend connects to an IPv6 target, the trust evaluation result from SecTrustEvaluate is silently discarded, regardless of whether the peer's certificate is trusted. An on-path party could exploit this by presenting a self-signed certificate containing the target's IPv6 address in the Subject Alternative Name to intercept and modify encrypted inter-node or external service traffic. This issue only affects MongoDB processes running on macOS with the Apple SecureTransport TLS provider.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Certificate Validation Bypass via IPv6 trust-result skip in macOS TLS client
An issue exists in MongoDB's macOS TLS client implementation where certificate chain-of-trust validation is bypassed for outbound connections to IPv6-addressed peers. When a MongoDB process using the Apple SecureTransport TLS backend connects to an IPv6 target, the trust evaluation result from SecTrustEvaluate is silently discarded, regardless of whether the peer's certificate is trusted. An on-path party could exploit this by presenting a self-signed certificate containing the target's IPv6 address in the Subject Alternative Name to intercept and modify encrypted inter-node or external service traffic. This issue only affects MongoDB processes running on macOS with the Apple SecureTransport TLS provider.
- Record
CVE-2026-120808- CVSS 4.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
EUVDEUVD-2026-122899
An issue exists in MongoDB's macOS TLS client implementation where certificate chain-of-trust validation is bypassed for outbound connections to IPv6-addressed peers. When a MongoDB process using the Apple SecureTransport TLS backend connects to an IPv6 target, the trust evaluation result from SecTrustEvaluate is silently discarded, regardless of whether the peer's certificate is trusted. An on-path party could exploit this by presenting a self-signed certificate containing the target's IPv6 address in the Subject Alternative Name to intercept and modify encrypted inter-node or external service traffic. This issue only affects MongoDB processes running on macOS with the Apple SecureTransport TLS provider.
- Record
EUVD-2026-122899- CVSS 4.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-11
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hqj2-5572-frj2
An issue exists in MongoDB's macOS TLS client implementation where certificate chain-of-trust...
An issue exists in MongoDB's macOS TLS client implementation where certificate chain-of-trust validation is bypassed for outbound connections to IPv6-addressed peers. When a MongoDB process using the Apple SecureTransport TLS backend connects to an IPv6 target, the trust evaluation result from SecTrustEvaluate is silently discarded, regardless of whether the peer's certificate is trusted. An on-path party could exploit this by presenting a self-signed certificate containing the target's IPv6 address in the Subject Alternative Name to intercept and modify encrypted inter-node or external service traffic. This issue only affects MongoDB processes running on macOS with the Apple SecureTransport TLS provider.
- Record
GHSA-hqj2-5572-frj2- CVSS 4.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
NVD
An issue exists in MongoDB's macOS TLS client implementation where certificate chain-of-trust validation is bypassed for outbound connections to IPv6-addressed peers. When a MongoDB process using the Apple SecureTransport TLS backend connects to an IPv6 target, the trust evaluation result from SecTrustEvaluate is silently discarded, regardless of whether the peer's certificate is trusted. An on-path party could exploit this by presenting a self-signed certificate containing the target's IPv6 address in the Subject Alternative Name to intercept and modify encrypted inter-node or external service traffic. This issue only affects MongoDB processes running on macOS with the Apple SecureTransport TLS provider.
- Record
CVE-2026-120808- CVSS 4.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| published | EUVD | |
| published | EUVD | |
| products, severity, title | CVE List, NVD | |
| aliases, cwes, references, severity, title | GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | EUVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-120808 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Mongodb Server, published November 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.