9.2

CVE-2026-13072: mongodb Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVSS: 9.2v4.0CriticalAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-13072
Published 22-07-2026Last modified 24-07-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-13072 is a critical (CVSS 9.2) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in mongodb. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.2/10
010
Critical · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.40%
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. 24-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

When compute mode is enabled on a standalone mongod instance, insufficient validation of externally sourced BSON data during aggregation pipeline processing can result in memory corruption, potentially leading to process termination or other unintended behavior. This configuration is non-default and requires explicit enablement at startup.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

33%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.40% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.40%

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

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