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CVE-2026-82059: Improper Access Restriction of Internal Aggregation Expression in MongoDB Server Leads to Assertion Failure and Denial of Service
- 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: 2026-09-08 · updated 2026-09-16
- Weakness: CWE-617
Description
An internal aggregation expression in MongoDB Server was incorrectly registered as accessible to any authenticated user rather than being restricted to internal cluster operations. By crafting a malformed index specification within this expression, an authenticated user with read-only privileges could trigger an assertion failure in the index key generation code path. In certain build configurations, this assertion failure results in termination of the mongod process, causing a denial of service to all connected clients.
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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