CVE-2026-18699 PUBLISHED

Improper Input Validation in MongoDB Query Planner Leads to Denial of Service

Assigner: mongodb
Reserved: 03.08.2026 Published: 11.08.2026 Updated: 11.08.2026

An issue in MongoDB Server's query planner could allow an authenticated user with read-level privileges to cause the server process to terminate unexpectedly by submitting a specially formed query against a collection with a text index. This could result in a denial of service, affecting connected clients and in-flight operations.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 6

Product Status

Vendor MongoDB
Product MongoDB Server
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 8.3.0 to 8.3.8 (excl.)
  • affected from 8.0 to 8.0.29 (excl.)
  • affected from 7.0 to 7.0.40 (excl.)

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference CWE