Resource exhaustion in MongoDB

CVE-2026-13069

An authenticated user can cause excessive CPU consumption or out-of-memory conditions on a MongoDB server by sending a crafted Queryable Encryption find payload containing an unvalidated field used to control an internal computation loop. The resulting resource exhaustion degrades availability for other operations.

EPSS: 0.002 (6.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-13069?
CVE-2026-13069 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MongoDB, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-07-22.
How severe is CVE-2026-13069?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.