Vulnerability · Published Jul 22, 2026 · Assigned by mongodb

CVE-2026-13072MongoDB Improper Input Validation in Compute Mode External Data Processing Leading to Memory Corruption

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity heap buffer overflow in MongoDB Server from MongoDB. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 65.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

When compute mode is enabled on a standalone mongod instance, insufficient validation of externally sourced BSON data during aggregation pipeline processing can result in memory corruption, potentially leading to process termination or other unintended behavior. This configuration is non-default and requires explicit enablement at startup.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
MongoDB MongoDB Server 7.0 – before 7.0.398.0 – before 8.0.288.2.0 – before 8.2.128.3.0 – before 8.3.7

Weakness: CWE-122 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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