CVE-2025-11979

Medium

Description

An authorized user may crash the MongoDB server by causing buffer over-read. This can be done by issuing a DDL operation while queries are being issued, under some conditions. This issue affects MongoDB Server v7.0 versions prior to 7.0.25, MongoDB Server v8.0 versions prior to 8.0.15, and MongoDB Server version 8.2.0.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.3
Exploit probability—
ProductMongodb
PublishedOct 20, 2025
First seenOct 20, 2025

How to fix

Update
  • mongodb mongodb7.0.25, 8.0.15 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mongodb mongodb7.0.0 ≤ v < 7.0.25, 8.0.0 ≤ v < 8.0.157.0.25, 8.0.15

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