CVE-2026-84968
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CVE-2026-84968 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. An out-of-bounds read in the BSON decoding component of the MongoDB PHP driver may allow an unauthenticated party who supplies specially formed input to have a small amount of adjacent process memory copied into an error message that is returned to application code. This may result in unintended disclosure of limited memory contents.. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An out-of-bounds read in the BSON decoding component of the MongoDB PHP driver may allow an unauthenticated party who supplies specially formed input to have a small amount of adjacent process memory copied into an error message that is returned to application code. This may result in unintended disclosure of limited memory contents.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mongodb | Php Driver | >= 1.15.0, < 1.21.9 |
| Mongodb | Php Driver | >= 2.0.0, < 2.1.9 |
| Mongodb | Php Driver | >= 2.2.0, < 2.5.2 |
References
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/PHPC-2744Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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