Server-Side JavaScript Aggregation Expression Memory Safety Issue Leading to Process Termination
Priority LOW 32CWE-416Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An authenticated user with read access can cause the mongod process to be terminated through certain aggregation expressions that execute server-side JavaScript. The issue involves improper memory handling during document processing.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0042 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed MongoDB Server (MongoDB): 7.0.39, 8.0.28, 8.2.12 +1
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 | 7.0 to before 7.0.39; 8.0 to before 8.0.28; 8.2.0 to before 8.2.12; 8.3.0 to before 8.3.7 | 7.0.39, 8.0.28, 8.2.12, 8.3.7 | Patch available | CNA |
- MongoDB Server VendorMongoDB Affected 7.0 to before 7.0.39; 8.0 to before 8.0.28; 8.2.0 to before 8.2.12; 8.3.0 to before 8.3.7 Fixed in 7.0.39, 8.0.28, 8.2.12, 8.3.7 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.0 to before 7.0.39; 8.0.0 to before 8.0.28; 8.2.0 to before 8.2.12; 8.3.0 to before 8.3.7 | Vulnerable | MongoDB |
- cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 to before 7.0.39; 8.0.0 to before 8.0.28; 8.2.0 to before 8.2.12; 8.3.0 to before 8.3.7 Vulnerable ·MongoDB
Remediation
- Fix · CNA MongoDB Server (MongoDB) Fixed in 7.0.39, 8.0.28, 8.2.12, 8.3.7
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
MongoDB Server 7.0.39, 8.0.28 and 2 more versions
15 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 14 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-11121 MongoDB Improper Input Validation in Compute Mode External Data Processing Leading to Memory CorruptionPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2026-11108 Improper Validation of Client-Supplied Command Parameters Allowing Role-Based Access Control BypassPriority LOW 39
- TI-2026-11123 Awaitable Hello Command in Exhaust Mode Unthrottled Response Loop Leading to Denial of ServicePriority LOW 37
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-13071
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hw74-92vg-cf79
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-2026-13071 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-13071 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hw74-92vg-cf79 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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