{"id":"BIT-mongodb-2026-18697","summary":"Improper Input Validation in MongoDB Aggregation Framework Allows Unauthenticated Denial of Service on mongos","details":"An issue in MongoDB Server's aggregation framework could allow an unauthenticated party to cause a mongos (router) process to terminate unexpectedly by submitting a specially formed aggregation command. This could result in a denial of service, disrupting client connections routed through the affected mongos instance.","aliases":["CVE-2026-18697"],"modified":"2026-09-17T14:45:11.091369308Z","published":"2026-09-17T11:49:59.032Z","database_specific":{"cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:-:-:*:*"],"severity":"High"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-130110"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18697"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"mongodb","ecosystem":"Bitnami","purl":"pkg:bitnami/mongodb"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"7.0.0"},{"fixed":"7.0.40"},{"introduced":"8.0.0"},{"fixed":"8.0.29"},{"introduced":"8.2.0"},{"fixed":"8.3.8"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/mongodb/BIT-mongodb-2026-18697.json"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/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"}]}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}