CVE-2026-18699
Published:August 11, 2026
Updated:September 01, 2026
An issue in MongoDB Server's query planner could allow an authenticated user with read-level privileges to cause the server process to terminate unexpectedly by submitting a specially formed query against a collection with a text index. This could result in a denial of service, affecting connected clients and in-flight operations.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/mongodb/mongo.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=r7.0.0 <r7.0.40Fix Suggestion:
Update to version r7.0.40https://github.com/mongodb/mongo.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=r8.3.0 <r8.3.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version r8.3.8https://github.com/mongodb/mongo.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=r8.0.0 <r8.0.29Fix Suggestion:
Update to version r8.0.29Related Resources (1)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
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)
NULL Pointer Dereference
EPSS
Base Score:
0.29