CVE-2026-59509

Critical

Description

An unauthenticated improper input validation vulnerability in the POST /fetch_cve_data endpoint in cve-search. A remote attacker can manipulate request parameters controlling the MongoDB collection, projected fields, and regular-expression filters to read arbitrary application MongoDB collections. This can expose administrative usernames and password hashes from the mgmt_users collection, enabling offline password cracking and potential administrative account compromise.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.2
Exploit probability—
ProductCve-search
PublishedJul 5, 2026
First seenJul 5, 2026

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cve-search cve-searchv4.0 ≤ v ≤ v6.0.0—

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