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CVE-2026-82052: $regexFindAll may crash mongod server when byte-matching multi-byte UTF-8 chars
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-09-08 · updated 2026-09-16
- Weakness: CWE-617
Description
The $regexFindAll expression can be used by an authenticated user who can run aggregation pipeline stages to crash a MongoDB server (mongod). Under certain specific conditions the regex match can start in the middle of a multi-code-unit character, triggering an assertion during query execution.
Affected products
- MongoDB: from 7.0.0 before 7.0.41; from 8.0.0 before 8.0.30; from 8.3.0 before 8.3.9 — fixed in 7.0.41, 8.0.30, 8.3.9
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: MongoDB 7.0.41, 8.0.30, 8.3.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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