Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-13072
MongoDB Server
MongoDB Improper Input Validation in Compute Mode External Data Processing Leading to Memory Corruption
CVSS 4.0
9.2Critical
Official description
When compute mode is enabled on a standalone mongod instance, insufficient validation of externally sourced BSON data during aggregation pipeline processing can result in memory corruption, potentially leading to process termination or other unintended behavior. This configuration is non-default and requires explicit enablement at startup.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.2Critical | 4.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (mongodb) | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 8.1High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (mongodb) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| MongoDB | MongoDB Server | 7.0 ≤ v < 7.0.39 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| MongoDB | MongoDB Server | 8.0 ≤ v < 8.0.28 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| MongoDB | MongoDB Server | 8.2.0 ≤ v < 8.2.12 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| MongoDB | MongoDB Server | 8.3.0 ≤ v < 8.3.7 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
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Details
- Published
- 2026-07-22
- Last updated
- 2026-07-24
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- mongodb
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.4%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
34.8%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-122Heap-based Buffer Overflow