High severity · published Jul 22, 2026
CVE-2026-13072
MongoDB Improper Input Validation in Compute Mode External Data Processing Leading to Memory Corruption
8.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
When compute mode is enabled on a standalone mongod instance, insufficient validation of externally sourced BSON data during aggregation pipeline processing can result in memory corruption, potentially leading to process termination or other unintended behavior. This configuration is non-default and requires explicit enablement at startup.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 34% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MO
MongoDB · MongoDB
7.0 before 7.0.39; 8.0 before 8.0.28; 8.2.0 before 8.2.12; 8.3.0 before 8.3.7 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13072
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-13072
Vendor Advisory
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-128494
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