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CVE-2026-13076: Aggregation Framework Memory Exhaustion Leading to Process Termination
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-07-22 · updated 2026-10-24
- Weakness: CWE-770
Description
An authenticated user can cause a {{mongod}} process to be terminated by the operating system under memory pressure by performing a specific data type conversion operation within MongoDB's aggregation framework. The behavior stems from disproportionate memory consumption during this operation, and requires both write access to the database and the ability to run aggregation queries.
Affected products
- MongoDB: from 8.3.0 before 8.3.7 — fixed in 8.3.7
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: MongoDB 8.3.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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