CVE-2026-18688 (GCVE-0-2026-18688)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-11 18:36 – Updated: 2026-08-11 20:26
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Out-of-Bounds Read in MongoDB Aggregation Framework Leads to Denial of Service and Potential Memory Disclosure
Summary
An issue in MongoDB Server's aggregation framework could allow an authenticated user to trigger an out-of-bounds memory read by providing a specially formed numeric parameter in a certain aggregation pipeline stage. This could result in a server crash (denial of service) and may potentially expose a limited amount of memory contents.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-11 20:26 UTC
CWE
- CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MongoDB | MongoDB Server |
Affected:
8.3.0 , < 8.3.8
(semver)
Affected: 8.0 , < 8.0.29 (semver) Affected: 7.0 , < 7.0.40 (semver) |
guessed |
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