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CVE-2026-82052: $regexFindAll may crash mongod server when byte-matching multi-byte UTF-8 chars

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-82052
Published 08-09-2026Last modified 10-09-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-82052 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Reachable Assertion vulnerability in mongodb. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.7% 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 · +0.15 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 08-09-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 10-09-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The $regexFindAll expression can be used by an authenticated user who can run aggregation pipeline stages to crash a MongoDB server (mongod). Under certain specific conditions the  regex match can start in the middle of a multi-code-unit character, triggering an assertion during query execution.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.50%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

42%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.15 pp

From 0.35% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Mongodb2 products
  • mongodb≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.41 | ≥ 8.0.0, < 8.0.30 | ≥ 8.3.0, < 8.3.9
  • mongodb server≥ 8.3.0, < 8.3.9 | ≥ 8.0, < 8.0.30 | ≥ 7.0, < 7.0.41
Ubuntu1 product
  • mongodbAll versions (No fix recorded)

2 vendors · 3 products

References

3 links