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Medium · 5.3 CVE-2026-82059 EUVD-2026-72946GHSA-4xr8-p4jv-mh28

Improper Access Restriction of Internal Aggregation Expression in MongoDB Server Leads to Assertion Failure and Denial of Service

Published Sep 8, 2026 · Updated Sep 8, 2026 · Assigned by mongodb

Description

An internal aggregation expression in MongoDB Server was incorrectly registered as accessible to any authenticated user rather than being restricted to internal cluster operations. By crafting a malformed index specification within this expression, an authenticated user with read-only privileges could trigger an assertion failure in the index key generation code path. In certain build configurations, this assertion failure results in termination of the mongod process, causing a denial of service to all connected clients.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
MongoDB MongoDB Server 8.3.0 – < 8.3.9, 8.0.0 – < 8.0.30, 7.0.0 – < 7.0.41 8.3.9

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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