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CVE-2026-96299

Missing Authorization Check on Internal Aggregation Stage in MongoDB Server mongos Leads to Denial of Service

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 14th percentile. Fixed versions are out.

CVSS 3.16.5MediumEPSS percentile14th0.2% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix1 product2 fixed builds listed below

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD

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What to do

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  • MongoDB ServerAffected: ≥ 8.3.0, < 8.3.13Upgrade to: 8.3.13Affected: ≥ 9.0, < 9.0.4Upgrade to: 9.0.4Stated by: CVE record

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What it is

From the CVE record

A security issue was discovered in MongoDB mongos (the sharded cluster router) where an authenticated user with readWrite privileges could crash the mongos process by crafting a specially formed aggregation pipeline. The issue leverages an internal aggregation stage that lacks proper authorization checks despite being intended for internal use, allowing a subsequent stage to be forced to execute on the router under conditions it was not designed to handle. This results in an unhandled fatal error that causes the mongos process to immediately abort, resulting in denial of service for all clients routed through the affected mongos instance.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS14th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 14th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

6 events over 9 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. Record updated
  3. Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped, record updated

Affected products

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Scored 6.5 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
  • Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

References in the record

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