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High · 7.5 CVE-2026-18697 EUVD-2026-56910GHSA-wxp5-7rcf-9m3q

Improper Input Validation in MongoDB Aggregation Framework Allows Unauthenticated Denial of Service on mongos

Published Aug 11, 2026 · Updated Aug 11, 2026 · Assigned by mongodb

Description

An issue in MongoDB Server's aggregation framework could allow an unauthenticated party to cause a mongos (router) process to terminate unexpectedly by submitting a specially formed aggregation command. This could result in a denial of service, disrupting client connections routed through the affected mongos instance.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
MongoDB MongoDB Server 8.3.0 – < 8.3.8, 8.0 – < 8.0.29, 7.0 – < 7.0.40 8.3.8

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS mongodb No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS mongodb No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS mongodb No fix yet —
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS mongodb No fix yet —

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