CVE-2026-120820
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in MongoDB Server Per-Namespace Encrypted-Field Statistics Table Leads to Denial of Service
MongoDB Server maintains an in-memory table of per-namespace statistics for operations that carry encrypted-field information. Entries are created for any namespace supplied in a request, with no limit on the number of entries and no way to remove entries that never corresponded to a real collection. A user with basic read privileges who repeatedly issues ordinary read commands referencing arbitrary namespace names may cause the server process to retain steadily increasing amounts of memory and to slow down on the affected code path; the memory is reclaimed only by restarting the process.
Fixes and workarounds
No remediation reported in collected sources.
Missing remediation information is not evidence that no patch exists.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Versions | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| MongoDB Server MongoDB |
≥ 9.0.0; < 9.0.7 (affected, semver) ≥ 8.3.0; < 8.3.16 (affected, semver) ≥ 8.0.0; < 8.0.37 (affected, semver) Other versions: unaffected |
CNA: mongodb |
Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.
CVSS assessments
| Version / score | Vector | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| 4.0 / 5.3 medium |
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 | CNA: mongodb |
| 3.1 / 4.3 medium |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | CNA: mongodb |
| 4.0 / 5.3 medium |
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X | NVD: [email protected] |
| 3.1 / 4.3 medium |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | NVD: [email protected] |
Exploit evidence
No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.
References
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