Missing Authorization Check on Internal Aggregation Stage in MongoDB Server mongos Leads to Denial of Service (MongoDB MongoDB Server)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.24 % · percentile 14 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mongodb
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
Description
A security issue was discovered in MongoDB mongos (the sharded cluster router) where an authenticated user with readWrite privileges could crash the mongos process by crafting a specially formed aggregation pipeline. The issue leverages an internal aggregation stage that lacks proper authorization checks despite being intended for internal use, allowing a subsequent stage to be forced to execute on the router under conditions it was not designed to handle. This results in an unhandled fatal error that causes the mongos process to immediately abort, resulting in denial of service for all clients routed through the affected mongos instance.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-617 — Reachable Assertion
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 7.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | mongodb |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | mongodb |
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 7.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X | NVD · cna@mongodb.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · cna@mongodb.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-98812
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-96299
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1304 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans MongoDB Server · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| MongoDB · MongoDB Server | affected 8.3.0 < 8.3.13 ; affected 9.0 < 9.0.4 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |