CVE-2026-18692

High

Description

An issue in MongoDB Server's handling of timeseries bucket lifecycle could allow an authenticated user with write privileges to cause an internal reference to be used after the underlying memory has been freed. Subsequent operations could then result in a server crash or, potentially, execution of unintended code.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.7
Exploit probability48. percentile0.6%
ProductMongodb
PublishedAug 11, 2026
First seenAug 11, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • mongodb mongodb8.0.29, 8.3.8 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mongodb mongodb8.0.0 ≤ v < 8.0.29, 8.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.2.12, 8.3.0 ≤ v < 8.3.8, 9.0.0, 9.1.08.0.29, 8.3.8

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