MongoDB Database Tools mongorestore incorrectly URL-decodes an original collection name read from metadata when the corresponding dump filename has been truncated. A database user who can create and populate a suitably encoded collection can cause a later authorized directory restore to write those documents into a different collection that the user cannot modify directly. When both collection names resolve to the same destination, backed-up documents may be omitted; use of --drop can also replace the unintended destination collection. Exploitation requires an operator to restore the affected collection from a directory dump with write access to the destination. This issue affects MongoDB Database Tools versions 100.0.2 through versions before 100.20.1.
https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-tools/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
Published: 2026-11-03
Updated: 2026-11-03
Base Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P
Severity: Low
Base Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Severity: Low
Base Score: 2.1
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: Low
EPSS: 0.00163