Buffer overflow in MongoDB Inc. C Driver
CVE-2026-93393
A heap-based buffer overflow exists in the TLS transport layer of the MongoDB C Driver when built with the Windows platform TLS backend. A remote endpoint that the client connects to, or an attacker able to impersonate or redirect the client's connection, can cause the driver to write attacker-supplied data outside the bounds of a heap allocation while processing incoming encrypted traffic. No authentication or user interaction is required, because the affected processing occurs before any application-level authentication completes. Successful exploitation may lead to memory corruption in the client process, disclosure of adjacent heap memory, or termination of the process.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Mongodb Inc. C Driver — versions 2.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-93393?
- CVE-2026-93393 is a high-severity vulnerability in MongoDB Inc. C Driver, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-09-17.
- How severe is CVE-2026-93393?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.