CVE-2026-82057
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.004 · 36 %ileDEUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A security issue was discovered in MongoDB where an authenticated user with readWrite privileges could crash the mongod server process. By specifying a custom WiredTiger storage configuration option with an incompatible value during collection creation, a user could cause a type confusion in the storage engine layer. When documents were subsequently read from the misconfigured collection, the resulting mismatch in expected data format led to corrupted memory interpretation and a server crash. The crafted collection configuration persists across restarts, requiring manual operator intervention to remediate.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.9–7.1
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weaknesses
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affected products (8)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-3236MongoDB Server: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-09-08csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in MongoDB Server ausnutzen, um erweiterte Berechtigungen, einschließlich Administratorrechte, zu erlangen und beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren oder offenzulegen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand auszulösen.
- BIT-mongodb-2026-82057Type Confusion in MongoDB Server WiredTiger Storage Engine via Custom Collection Configuration Leads to Persistent Denial of Service2026-09-17vendor · osvUS
A security issue was discovered in MongoDB where an authenticated user with readWrite privileges could crash the mongod server process. By specifying a custom WiredTiger storage configuration option with an incompatible value during collection creation, a user could cause a type confusion in the storage engine layer. When documents were subsequently read from the misconfigured collection, the resulting mismatch in expected data format led to corrupted memory interpretation and a server crash. The crafted collection configuration persists across restarts, requiring manual operator intervention to remediate.
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references (1) nvd
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- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-130495Vendor Advisory
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