CVE-2026-13063
Received Received - Intake

MongoDB Memory Exhaustion via Aggregation Command

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-13063, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-07-22

Last updated on: 2026-07-22

Assigner: MongoDB, Inc.

Description

An authenticated user with standard read/write privileges can cause the mongod process to terminate due to an out-of-memory condition by sending a crafted aggregation command. MongoDB's libmongocrypt library insufficiently validates payload-supplied values, which can result in an excessively large memory allocation.

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Published
2026-07-22
Last Modified
2026-07-22
Generated
2026-07-23
AI Q&A
2026-07-22
EPSS Evaluated
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mongodb mongodb *

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CWE-190 The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability allows an authenticated user with standard read/write privileges to crash the mongod process by causing an out-of-memory condition. It occurs because MongoDB's libmongocrypt library does not properly validate values in aggregation commands, leading to excessively large memory allocations.

Impact Analysis

The impact includes service disruption as the mongod process terminates unexpectedly. This can lead to downtime for applications relying on MongoDB, data unavailability, and potential data loss if the process fails to restart properly.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability may impact compliance by causing unplanned downtime or data unavailability, which could violate availability requirements in GDPR or HIPAA. It may also lead to potential data breaches if the crash results in unauthorized access during recovery.

Mitigation Strategies

Immediately update MongoDB to the latest patched version to address the memory allocation issue in libmongocrypt. Restrict user privileges to limit access to aggregation commands and monitor for unusual memory usage patterns.

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