MongoDB QE Resource Exhaustion (CVE-2026-13069)
CVE-2026-13069 Published on July 22, 2026
Queryable Encryption FLE2 Find Payload Missing Input Validation Leading to Resource Exhaustion
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-13069 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-13069
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Affected Versions
MongoDB Server:- Version 7.0 and below 7.0.39 is affected.
- Version 8.0 and below 8.0.28 is affected.
- Version 8.2.0 and below 8.2.12 is affected.
- Version 8.3.0 and below 8.3.7 is affected.