CVE-2026-88035
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Buffer Overflow in MongoDB C Driver with SASL Authentication

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-88035, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-09-10

Last updated on: 2026-09-10

Assigner: MongoDB, Inc.

Description

A size check in the client-side authentication path of the MongoDB C Driver can wrap around, so an unusually large user-name value is accepted and copied past the end of a small buffer. A party able to set the driver's connection settings may cause the application that embeds the driver to terminate unexpectedly. Reaching this code requires a build in which the optional external SASL authentication backend is present and a connection configured to use it.

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Published
2026-09-10
Last Modified
2026-09-10
Generated
2026-09-10
AI Q&A
2026-09-10
EPSS Evaluated
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mongodb mongodb_c_driver *

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CWE ID Description
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 involves a size check in the client-side authentication path of the MongoDB C Driver that can wrap around. An unusually large username value may be accepted and copied past the end of a small buffer, potentially causing the application using the driver to terminate unexpectedly.

Impact Analysis

A party able to set the driver's connection settings could exploit this issue to crash the application embedding the MongoDB C Driver. This may lead to denial-of-service conditions for the affected application.

Mitigation Strategies

Update the MongoDB C Driver to the latest version where the size check issue is fixed. If using external SASL authentication, disable it temporarily until the driver is updated. Monitor applications for unexpected terminations during authentication attempts.

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