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CVE-2026-13065: mongodb NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 7.1v4.0HighAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-13065
Published 22-07-2026Last modified 23-07-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-13065 is a high (CVSS 7.1) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in mongodb. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.50%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 22-07-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 23-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A user with read-only privileges is able to craft an aggregation pipeline using the $linearFill window function operator with a specific sortBy expression type to cause the mongod process to terminate abnormally, resulting in denial of service. The issue stems from insufficient validation of sort specifications during execution.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.50%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

41%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.50% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.50%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Mongodb2 products
  • mongodb≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.39 | ≥ 8.0.0, < 8.0.28 | ≥ 8.2.0, < 8.2.12 | ≥ 8.3.0, < 8.3.7
  • mongodb server≥ 7.0, < 7.0.39 | ≥ 8.0, < 8.0.28 | ≥ 8.2.0, < 8.2.12 | ≥ 8.3.0, < 8.3.7
Ubuntu1 product
  • mongodbAll versions (No fix recorded)

2 vendors · 3 products

References

3 links