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CVE-2022-24272: MongoDB Server (mongod) may crash in response to unexpected requests
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2022-04-21 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-617
Description
An authenticated user may trigger an invariant assertion during command dispatch due to incorrect validation on the $external database. This may result in mongod denial of service or server crash. This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Server v5.0 versions, prior to and including v5.0.6.
Affected products
- MongoDB: from 5.0.0 through 5.0.6
References
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