Vulnerability in MongoDB C Driver

[ Description ]Official description

A memory management flaw in the MongoDB C Driver's handling of compressed responses may cause the client library to hold on to memory that is never released. An unauthenticated party that controls the database endpoint a client application connects to may cause repeated, unbounded memory growth in that application, which may result in the application becoming unavailable. No credentials, transport security settings, or user interaction are required.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ Advisories ]Government CERT advisories

• BSI CERT-Bund3 Nov 2026WID-SEC-2026-4328

  MongoDB (EF Core Provider, Atlas SQL, C Treiber, Rust Treiber, Database Tools and Node.js Treiber): Multiple vulnerabilities Translated from German

  Risk mediumCVE-2026-119672CVE-2026-120954CVE-2026-120678+12 more CVEs

[ References ]References

• jira.mongodb.org/browse/CDRIVER-6521