Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in MongoDB Server - CVE-2026-13069
Published: August 18, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU144114
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-2026-13069
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 the Queryable Encryption FLE2 find payload handling when processing a crafted Queryable Encryption find payload containing an unvalidated field used to control an internal computation loop. A remote user can send a crafted Queryable Encryption find payload to cause a denial of service.
The issue can result in excessive CPU consumption or out-of-memory conditions, degrading availability for other operations.
Affected software
MongoDB Server
How to mitigate CVE-2026-13069
Install security update from vendor's website.
MongoDB Server - addressed in versions 7.0.39, 8.0.28, 8.2.12, 8.3.7