Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-8431

An administrative user with access to configure webhooks can execute arbitrary commands by configuring and then triggering webhooks containing specific FreeMarker template syntax.

Published May 12, 2026 · catalog updated Sep 24, 2026 · ops manager

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-8431. EPSS is 0.70%. Act only if a listed version of ops manager is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Critical9.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.70%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe mongodb/ops manager

An administrative user with access to configure webhooks can execute arbitrary commands by configuring and then triggering webhooks containing specific FreeMarker template syntax. This issue affects all MongoDB Ops Manager 7.0 versions and MongoDB Ops Manager versions 8.0.22 and prior.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe mongodb/ops managerversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-8431

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-8431. EPSS is 0.70%. Act only if a listed version of ops manager is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-77: Command Injection. EPSS 0.70%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 12, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    An administrative user with access to configure webhooks can execute arbitrary commands by configuring and then triggering webhooks containing specific FreeMarker template syntax. This issue affects all MongoDB Ops Manager 7.0 versions and MongoDB Ops Manager versions 8.0.22 and prior.

  2. Sep 24, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    An administrative user with access to configure webhooks can execute arbitrary commands by configuring and then triggering webhooks containing specific FreeMarker template syntax. This issue affects all MongoDB Ops Manager 7.0 versions and MongoDB Ops Manager versions 8.0.22 and prior.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-8431

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-8431

    30-day exploitation probability 0.7%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-8431

    An administrative user with access to configure webhooks can execute arbitrary commands by configuring and then triggering webhooks containing specific FreeMarker template syntax. This issue affects all MongoDB Ops Manager 7.0 versions and MongoDB Ops Manager versions 8.0.22

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.