CVE-2026-18688

High

Description

An issue in MongoDB Server's aggregation framework could allow an authenticated user to trigger an out-of-bounds memory read by providing a specially formed numeric parameter in a certain aggregation pipeline stage. This could result in a server crash (denial of service) and may potentially expose a limited amount of memory contents.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.1
Exploit probability34. percentile0.4%
ProductMongodb
PublishedAug 11, 2026
First seenAug 11, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • mongodb mongodb7.0.40, 8.0.29, 8.3.8 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mongodb mongodb7.0.0 ≤ v < 7.0.40, 8.0.0 ≤ v < 8.0.29, 8.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.2.12, 8.3.0 ≤ v < 8.3.8, 9.0.0, 9.1.07.0.40, 8.0.29, 8.3.8

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