CVE-2026-96749: MongoDB Python Driver · Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Affects MongoDB Python DriverSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 4.18.2 soon.
Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 4.18.2
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 7 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade MongoDB Python Driver to 4.18.2.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| MongoDBPython Driver | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
If you cannot patch yet, avoid processing unusually large BSON documents or untrusted large inputs in applications using affected versions.
Description
CVE-2026-96749 is an integer overflow vulnerability in the BSON document encoding component of the MongoDB Python Driver's native extension. It occurs when a single document is constructed from a very large amount of user-supplied data, causing size arithmetic to overflow a signed 32-bit integer. This can lead to a write outside the bounds of an allocated buffer within the application's process. The vulnerability affects versions from 1.9.0 up to but not including 4.18.2. No exploits are known in the wild, and the vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 7.5.