# CVE-2026-126837: Attacker able to redirect a client's database traffic to a host they control via special characters in an SRV target, bypassing the SRV parent-domain guard

Status: published. Published: 2026-11-12. Updated: 2026-11-12.

A validation flaw in the DNS SRV host discovery of the MongoDB Node.js driver may cause the driver to connect to a host outside the expected domain. For a mongodb+srv:// connection string, the driver checks each host name in the DNS SRV response against the domain of the connection string. The driver then builds the connection address from the original name, in which certain characters end the host name early. An unauthenticated party who can forge or change the DNS SRV response may redirect the connection to a host of their choice. TLS does not prevent this, because the driver verifies the server certificate against the redirected host name. This may result in unintended disclosure of application data and authentication credentials, and in altered query results. Applications that use mongodb:// connection strings are not affected.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- MongoDB / Node.js Driver: ≥ 3.3.3; < 7.8.0 (affected, semver). Source: CNA: mongodb

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 4.0: 9.1 (critical); CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N; source: CNA: mongodb

- 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; source: CNA: mongodb

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: Not available

- SSVC: Not available

- Weaknesses: CWE-180

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/NODE-7830 (CNA: mongodb)

## Provenance

- CNA: mongodb: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126837; retrieved 2026-11-12; source updated 2026-11-12

Revision: 9102cc7a9961965317071b26779999e097c5f80a53522567743d5eebce865aa6

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2026-126837

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