CVE-2026-120817
Published:November 10, 2026
Updated:November 14, 2026
A race condition in the schema validation component of MongoDB Server can occur when concurrent writes are checked against a collection validator that uses geospatial query operators. The condition can be caused by an authenticated user with write privileges, and may result in the server terminating unexpectedly.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/mongodb/mongo.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=r8.3.0 <r8.3.16 || >=r8.3.0-alpha0 <r8.3.16 || >=r8.1.0 <r8.3.16 || >=r8.1.0-alpha <r8.3.16 || >=r8.2.0 <r8.3.16 || >=r8.2.0-alpha <r8.3.16Fix Suggestion:
Update to version r8.3.16https://github.com/mongodb/mongo.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=r7.0.0 <r7.0.48 || >=r7.0.0-alpha <r7.0.48Fix Suggestion:
Update to version r7.0.48https://github.com/mongodb/mongo.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=r9.0.0-alpha0 <r9.0.7Fix Suggestion:
Update to version r9.0.7https://github.com/mongodb/mongo.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=r8.0.0 <r8.0.37 || >=r8.0.0-alpha <r8.0.37Fix Suggestion:
Update to version r8.0.37Related Resources (1)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
7.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
EPSS
Base Score:
0.33