CVE-2026-88029: pymongo: PYTHON-5994 Use exact match for file ID in GridFS delete methods
When reading/writing via an ID with the GridFS API, require an exact match on the given ID. Otherwise, if a Hash is given in place of the ID, it may be interpreted as criteria, overriding the ID match.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-8fvv-fgr5-f8ch
- github.com/mongodb/mongo-python-driver/commit/3ef1c607859589a0086446ad6f557791a2813681
- github.com/mongodb/mongo-python-driver/commit/fa676586ba4b399168a4d1d41c30dc2166cc44fd
- github.com/mongodb/mongo-python-driver/pull/3046
- github.com/mongodb/mongo-python-driver/releases/tag/4.18.1
- github.com/mongodb/mongo-python-driver/security/advisories/GHSA-8fvv-fgr5-f8ch
- jira.mongodb.org/browse/PYTHON-5992
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88029
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