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High 1 exploited CVE USN-8160-1 1 CVE

mongodb vulnerability

Published Apr 9, 2026 · Updated Apr 13, 2026

Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Summary

It was discovered that MongoDB incorrectly handled length parameters
in zlib-compressed network messages prior to authentication. An
unauthenticated remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause MongoDB to allocate an oversized memory buffer, resulting
in the exposure of sensitive information.

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS mongodb 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.4+esm2
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS mongodb 1:3.6.9+really3.6.8+90~g8e540c0b6d-0ubuntu5.3+esm1

Vulnerabilities 1

  • High 7.5
    CVE-2025-14847 Exploited Public exploit Scanner template EPSS 83%

    Zlib compressed protocol header length confusion may allow memory read

    Mismatched length fields in Zlib compressed protocol headers may allow a read of uninitialized heap memory by an unauthenticated client. This issue affects all MongoDB Server v7.0 prior to 7.0.28 versions, MongoDB Server v8.0 versions prior to 8.0.17, MongoDB…

    MongoDB MongoDB Server mongodb Ubuntu
    KEV Dec 29, 2025

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-14847