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CVE-2026-96746
Published:September 24, 2026
Updated:October 09, 2026
An out-of-bounds write in the connection-monitoring logic of the MongoDB C Driver may allow an unauthenticated party who controls name resolution and the responses of the hosts named in a client's connection string to write beyond the end of a heap buffer. This may cause the application using the driver to terminate unexpectedly.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=1.10.0 <1.30.12
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.30.12
https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=2.0.0 <2.5.5
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.5.5
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
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
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Out-of-bounds Write
EPSS
Base Score:
0.37