CVE-2026-13065
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CVE-2026-13065 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.1/10 on the CVSS scale. A user with read-only privileges is able to craft an aggregation pipeline using the $linearFill window function operator with a specific sortBy expression type to cause the mongod process to terminate abnormally, resulting in denial of service. The issue stems from insufficient validation of sort specifications during execution.. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A user with read-only privileges is able to craft an aggregation pipeline using the $linearFill window function operator with a specific sortBy expression type to cause the mongod process to terminate abnormally, resulting in denial of service. The issue stems from insufficient validation of sort specifications during execution.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mongodb | Mongodb | >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.39 |
| Mongodb | Mongodb | >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.28 |
| Mongodb | Mongodb | >= 8.2.0, < 8.2.12 |
| Mongodb | Mongodb | >= 8.3.0, < 8.3.7 |
References
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-127280Vendor Advisory, Issue Tracking
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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