CVE-2026-120684
Received Received - Intake

Memory Initialization Flaw in MongoDB C Driver

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-120684, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-11-03

Last updated on: 2026-11-03

Assigner: MongoDB, Inc.

Description

A memory-initialization flaw in the legacy GridFS file handling of the MongoDB C Driver can cause uninitialized process memory to be treated as valid file content and stored on the server. A database user holding ordinary write access to a shared storage area can arrange conditions under which an application later appends to such a file and writes that memory into records the same user is permitted to read, which may result in unintended disclosure of sensitive information from the application's process, including credentials.

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Published
2026-11-03
Last Modified
2026-11-03
Generated
2026-11-03
EPSS Evaluated
N/A
NVD
EUVD

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Vendor Product Version / Range
MongoDB C Driver 1.25.0
MongoDB C Driver 2.0.0

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CWE ID Description
CWE-908 The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.

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