NoSQL injection in MongoDB C# Driver LINQ filter field names
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The MongoDB C# Driver from 2.14.0 before 3.13.0 does not neutralize dot and dollar characters in LINQ field paths (CWE-943). A low-privileged application user whose input reaches these paths can redirect queries or updates to fields the application did not name, exposing other users' documents. Certain values can also write malformed fields that make stored documents unreadable until repaired.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-02
Description from the CNA
The MongoDB C# Driver does not neutralize dot and dollar characters in dictionary keys, field names and array-filter identifiers used in LINQ queries before placing them into the field paths it sends to the server. An application user whose input reaches these positions can redirect a query or update to fields the application did not name, which can expose other users' documents and widen updates beyond the intended data. Certain values can also write malformed fields that leave stored documents unreadable by the application until they are repaired.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
Remediation
Update the MongoDB C# Driver to version 3.13.0, the fixed version.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-02
- Fix · CNA C# Driver (MongoDB) Fixed in 3.13.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
MongoDB C# Driver 3.13.0
11 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 5 HIGH, 6 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-79432 BSON output corruption via out-of-range binary subtype in MongoDB C# DriverPriority HIGH 70
- TI-2026-79424 NoSQL command injection via mismatched BSON length in MongoDB C# DriverPriority HIGH 70
- TI-2026-79422 Unbounded memory growth in MongoDB C# Driver BSON deserializationPriority HIGH 69
Timeline
- 2026-10-22 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-114648
- 2026-10-23 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-10-23 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-02 Priority changed: LOW → HIGH
References
More MongoDB vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-08023 Code injection in mongo-express KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2025-13542 Zlib compressed protocol header length confusion may allow memory read KEVCVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-79432 BSON output corruption via out-of-range binary subtype in MongoDB C# Driver CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-79424 NoSQL command injection via mismatched BSON length in MongoDB C# Driver CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-79422 Unbounded memory growth in MongoDB C# Driver BSON deserialization CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-79427 Authentication bypass via issuer-and-serial-only certificate equality CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.6
Sources
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