# CVE-2026-106434: Unrecognized payload acceptance in explicit decryption in MongoDB libmongocrypt

> CVE-2026-106434: Unrecognized payload acceptance in explicit decryption in MongoDB libmongocrypt. CVSS 4.3 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-106434
Last updated: 2026-10-08T20:49:23Z

- Published: 2026-10-08 18:56 UTC · Updated: 2026-10-08 20:49 UTC · Assigner: mongodb
- CVSS: 4.3 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- EPSS: 0.11%, 1th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-354

## Description

The explicit decryption component of MongoDB libmongocrypt can return an unrecognized encrypted payload unchanged instead of returning a decryption error. An actor who can modify stored encrypted fields, such as a database writer, server, or network intermediary, can cause an affected application to process the supplied bytes as decrypted plaintext.

## Affected vendors and products

- MongoDB: libmongocrypt

## Tracked companies

- [MongoDB Atlas](https://rewindex.com/company/mongodb-atlas.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-106434)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106434)
- [https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/MONGOCRYPT-966](https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/MONGOCRYPT-966)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-106434 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-106434.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-106434 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T04:05:26.511Z