Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in MongoDB Server - CVE-2026-13076
Published: August 18, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU144107
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-13076
CWE-ID: CWE-770
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to allocation of resources without limits or throttling in MongoDB's aggregation framework when performing a specific data type conversion operation. A remote user can run a crafted aggregation query to cause a denial of service.
Exploitation requires write access to the database and the ability to run aggregation queries.
Affected software
MongoDB Server
How to mitigate CVE-2026-13076
Install security update from vendor's website.
MongoDB Server - update to 8.3.7