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CVE-2026-120804: Flaw Exists

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-120804· High 8.2

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.2 High · fixed in 9.0.7 : patch MongoDB Server soon.

Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 23:32 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.2High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (mongodb)CVSS 4.08.2
CNA (mongodb)CVSS 3.17.5
Patch
Available – fixed in 9.0.7, 8.3.16, 8.0.37 +1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 10 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 10 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade MongoDB Server to 9.0.7, 8.3.16, 8.0.37 or 7.0.48.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
MongoDBMongoDB ServerAffected
  • >=9.0.0 <9.0.7
Fixed in
  • 9.0.7
MongoDBMongoDB ServerAffected
  • >=8.3.0 <8.3.16
Fixed in
  • 8.3.16
MongoDBMongoDB ServerAffected
  • >=8.0.0 <8.0.37
Fixed in
  • 8.0.37
MongoDBMongoDB ServerAffected
  • >=7.0.0 <7.0.48
Fixed in
  • 7.0.48

AI-suggested

Since the vulnerability causes resource exhaustion requiring a server restart to recover, mitigation involves monitoring for excessive Kerberos authentication attempts and restarting the server if the issue occurs.

Description

A resource exhaustion flaw exists in the server-side SSPI Kerberos authentication handler on Windows Enterprise builds of MongoDB. Repeated Kerberos authentication requests by an unauthenticated user cause the server to fail releasing system resources, leading to denial of service. Recovery requires a server restart.

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