Incorrect Handling of incomplete data may prevent mongoS from Accepting New Connections
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
MongoDB Server's mongos component can become unresponsive to new connections due to incorrect handling of incomplete data. This affects MongoDB when configured with load balancer support. This issue affects MongoDB Server v6.0 prior to 6.0.23, MongoDB Server v7.0 prior to 7.0.20 and MongoDB Server v8.0 prior to 8.0.9 Required Configuration: This affects MongoDB sharded clusters when configured with load balancer support for mongos using HAProxy on specified ports.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 | 6.0 to before 6.0.23; 7.0 to before 7.0.20; 8.0 to before 8.0.9 | 6.0.23, 7.0.20, 8.0.9 | Patch available | CNA |
- MongoDB Server VendorMongoDB Affected 6.0 to before 6.0.23; 7.0 to before 7.0.20; 8.0 to before 8.0.9 Fixed in 6.0.23, 7.0.20, 8.0.9 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 6.0.0 to before 6.0.23; 7.0.0 to before 7.0.20; 8.0.0 to before 8.0.9 | Vulnerable | MongoDB |
- cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 to before 6.0.23; 7.0.0 to before 7.0.20; 8.0.0 to before 8.0.9 Vulnerable ·MongoDB
Remediation
- Fix · CNA MongoDB Server (MongoDB Inc) Fixed in 6.0.23, 7.0.20, 8.0.9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-6714
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4cp7-9f6j-9x6f
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-2025-6714 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-6714 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4cp7-9f6j-9x6f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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