CVE-2026-14881
Compass import can override OIDC browser command enabling local command execution.
Is CVE-2026-14881 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-14881 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.19% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-14881?
CVE-2026-14881 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.4. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-14881?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-14881, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-14881 affect?
CVE-2026-14881 affects MongoDB Compass, Compass connection import feature, OIDC authentication flows, Desktop clients (Windows/macOS/Linux). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-14881?
Avoid importing untrusted connections; restrict/disable custom browser commands; apply vendor patch when released.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
An attacker supplying a malicious imported connection can set a custom browser command to execute arbitrary commands as the user (local RCE vector).
Patch when possible
- affected>= 1.38.0 and < 1.49.7
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.