MongoDB Server may have unexpected application behaviour due to invalid BSON
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Improper validation of certain metadata input may result in the server not correctly serialising BSON. This can be performed pre-authentication and may cause unexpected application behavior including unavailability of serverStatus responses. This issue affects MongoDB Server v7.0 versions prior to 7.0.6, MongoDB Server v6.0 versions prior to 6.0.14 and MongoDB Server v.5.0 versions prior to 5.0.25.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0055 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial MongoDB Server (MongoDB Inc): 5.0.25, 6.0.14, 7.0.6Red Hat: 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MongoDB | MongoDB Server | 5.0 to before 5.0.25; 6.0 to before 6.0.14; 7.0 to before 7.0.6 | 5.0.25, 6.0.14, 7.0.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- MongoDB Server VendorMongoDB Affected 5.0 to before 5.0.25; 6.0 to before 6.0.14; 7.0 to before 7.0.6 Fixed in 5.0.25, 6.0.14, 7.0.6 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 to before 5.0.25; 6.0.0 to before 6.0.14; 7.0.0 to before 7.0.6 | Vulnerable | MongoDB |
- cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 to before 5.0.25; 6.0.0 to before 6.0.14; 7.0.0 to before 7.0.6 Vulnerable ·MongoDB
Remediation
- Fix · CNA MongoDB Server (MongoDB Inc) Fixed in 5.0.25, 6.0.14, 7.0.6
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-3372
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f2rm-5vrw-3cjp
References
More Mongodb vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-13542 Zlib compressed protocol header length confusion may allow memory read KEVCVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2013-01669 MongoDB before 2.0.9 and 2.2.x before 2.2.4 does not properly validate requests to the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.0
- TI-2026-56639 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in MongoDB Sharded Cluster Router Allows Unauthenticated Denial of Service CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-56628 Reachable assertion in MongoDB Server CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-15322 Improper Input Validation in MongoDB Aggregation Framework Allows Unauthenticated Denial of Service on mongos CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-08537 Unbounded recursion in BSONColumn interleaved-reference causes pre-auth stack overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2024-3372 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-3372 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f2rm-5vrw-3cjp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-3372 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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