MongoDB Process Kill via JS Aggregation
CVE-2026-13071 Published on July 22, 2026

Server-Side JavaScript Aggregation Expression Memory Safety Issue Leading to Process Termination
An authenticated user with read access can cause the mongod process to be terminated through certain aggregation expressions that execute server-side JavaScript. The issue involves improper memory handling during document processing.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-13071 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.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?

Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

CVE-2026-13071 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-13071

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Affected Versions

MongoDB Server:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.25%
Percentile
15.84%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.