CVE-2026-8336
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.003 · 17 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
After invoking $_internalJsEmit, which is not intended to be directly accessible, or mapreduce command’s map function in a certain way, an authenticated user can subsequently crash mongod when the server-side JavaScript engine (through $where, $function, mapreduce reduce stage, etc.) is used also in a specific way, resulting in a post-authentication denial-of-service. This issue impacts MongoDB Server v8.2 versions prior to 8.2.9 and v8.3 versions prior to 8.3.2.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.2–7.7
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affected products (22)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-1516MongoDB: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-05-12csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in MongoDB ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Daten zu manipulieren, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen.
- BIT-mongodb-2026-8336Post-authentication use-after-free error in $_internalJsEmit and mapreduce commands2026-05-19vendor · osvUS
After invoking $_internalJsEmit, which is not intended to be directly accessible, or mapreduce command’s map function in a certain way, an authenticated user can subsequently crash mongod when the server-side JavaScript engine (through $where, $function, mapreduce reduce stage, etc.) is used also in a specific way, resulting in a post-authentication denial-of-service. This issue impacts MongoDB Server v8.2 versions prior to 8.2.9 and v8.3 versions prior to 8.3.2.
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references (6)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-8336cnnvd
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-121610cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8336cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/MongoDB-Server-denial-of-service-via-Cached-Emit-50958cnnvd
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-121610enisa_euvd
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-121610Issue TrackingVendor Advisorynvd
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