CVE-2026-82063
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CVE-2026-82063 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. A use-after-free security issue in the cursor management component of MongoDB Server allows an authenticated user to cause a denial of service. Under specific timing conditions during cursor operations, a stale pointer to a freed resource may be retained and subsequently dereferenced during cursor cleanup, leading to a server process crash.. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A use-after-free security issue in the cursor management component of MongoDB Server allows an authenticated user to cause a denial of service. Under specific timing conditions during cursor operations, a stale pointer to a freed resource may be retained and subsequently dereferenced during cursor cleanup, leading to a server process crash.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mongodb | Mongodb | >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.41 |
| Mongodb | Mongodb | >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.30 |
| Mongodb | Mongodb | >= 8.3.0, < 8.3.9 |
References
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-131870Vendor Advisory, Issue Tracking
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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