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CVE-2026-120820: MongoDB Server maintains an in-memory table of per-namespace statistics for operations that carry

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-120820· Medium 5.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium · fixed in 9.0.7 : update MongoDB Server when convenient.

Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 22:37 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (mongodb)CVSS 4.05.3
CNA (mongodb)CVSS 3.14.3
Patch
Available – fixed in 9.0.7, 8.3.16, 8.0.37
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/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 or 8.0.37.

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

AI-suggested

Mitigation involves monitoring for unusual memory growth and restarting the MongoDB server process to reclaim memory. Restricting read privileges to trusted users may reduce risk.

Description

CVE-2026-120820 is a vulnerability in MongoDB Server where an in-memory table tracking per-namespace statistics for encrypted-field operations grows without limit. Any user with basic read privileges can cause the server to consume increasing memory by issuing read commands referencing arbitrary namespaces. This memory is only freed upon server restart, potentially leading to degraded performance due to memory exhaustion.

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