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GHSA-R8CX-9WFM-R3M7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-13 18:30 – Updated: 2026-05-14 00:31

Details

This issue impacts MongoDB Server’s mongocryptd component v7.0 versions prior to 7.0.34, v8.0 versions prior to 8.0.23, v8.2 versions prior to 8.2.9 and v8.3 versions prior to 8.3.2.

Severity ?

6.4 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

6.1 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N

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  "modified": "2026-05-14T00:31:56Z",
  "published": "2026-05-13T18:30:51Z",
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CVE-2026-8201 (GCVE-0-2026-8201)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-13 00:12 – Updated: 2026-05-13 14:34

Title

Use-After-Free in MongoDB FLE Query Analysis When Processing Positional Projections on Encrypted Fields

Summary

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in MongoDB's Field-Level Encryption (FLE) query analysis component, affecting client-side uses of mongocryptd and crypt_shared. Triggering this vulnerability requires control over the structure of a client's FLE-related query. This issue impacts MongoDB Server’s mongocryptd component v7.0 versions prior to 7.0.34, v8.0 versions prior to 8.0.23, v8.2 versions prior to 8.2.9 and v8.3 versions prior to 8.3.2.

Severity ?

6.1 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N

6.4 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

CWE

CWE-416 - Use After Free

Assigner

mongodb

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-122032	issue-tracking

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
MongoDB, Inc.	MongoDB Server	Affected: 7.0 , < 7.0.34 (custom) Affected: 8.0 , < 8.0.23 (custom) Affected: 8.2 , < 8.2.9 (custom) Affected: 8.3 , < 8.3.2 (custom)

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GHSA-R8CX-9WFM-R3M7

CVE-2026-8201 (GCVE-0-2026-8201)

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