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CVE-2026-82066: Heap Out-of-Bounds Read in MongoDB Server Query Planning Component
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 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-125
Description
A heap out-of-bounds read security issue exists in the query planning component of MongoDB Server. An authenticated user with database read and write privileges can trigger the security issue through crafted query operations, causing the server to read memory beyond allocated buffer boundaries. The revealed memory contents may be partially observable through diagnostic query statistics output.
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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