CVE-2026-9740
Unbounded recursion in BSONColumn interleaved-reference causes pre-auth stack overflow
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
A vulnerability in MongoDB Server's BSON validation logic allows an unauthenticated user to crash the mongod process by sending a specially crafted message. The BSON validator's handling of certain nested binary data structures permits uncontrolled mutual recursion between validation functions, where each re-entry resets internal depth tracking.
| CWE | CWE-674 |
| Vendor | mongodb |
| Product | mongodb server |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Jun 9, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Affected Versions
MongoDB / MongoDB Server
8.3.0 < 8.3.3 8.2.0 < 8.2.10 8.0.0 < 8.0.24 7.0.0 < 7.0.35