Description
An authenticated user can crash mongod when running $rankFusion or $scoreFusion with an empty pipeline on a view.
When resolving a view, the server inspects the aggregation pipeline to determine whether it begins with an Atlas Search stage. For $rankFusion and $scoreFusion, this inspection reads the first element on each stage’s input pipeline array without first verifying that the array is non-empty. Supplying an empty pipeline causes a null pointer dereference and crashes the server.
This issue affects MongoDB Server 8.2 versions prior to 8.2.7.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| MongoDB | MongoDB Server | 8.2.0 – < 8.2.7 | 8.2.7 |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-1404 MongoDB: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · May 6, 2026
References
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-121851 issue-tracking