CVE-2026-120803
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CVE-2026-120803 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.1/10 on the CVSS scale. A use-after-free issue exists in MongoDB’s SBE (Slot-Based Execution) implementation of a window function accumulator used by certain $setWindowFields aggregation pipelines. Under specific conditions, the accumulator can retain a dangling pointer to memory that has since been freed. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A use-after-free issue exists in MongoDB’s SBE (Slot-Based Execution) implementation of a window function accumulator used by certain $setWindowFields aggregation pipelines. Under specific conditions, the accumulator can retain a dangling pointer to memory that has since been freed. When this stale pointer is later dereferenced during serialization of the carried-forward value, it can result in a heap out-of-bounds read that may expose adjacent heap contents and crash the mongod server. An authenticated user with readWrite privileges on a database can trigger this issue by crafting a specific aggregation pipeline.
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Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| MongoDB | MongoDB Server | >= 9.0.0, < 9.0.7; >= 8.3.0, < 8.3.16 |
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- Status
- Awaiting Analysis
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