CVE-2026-82056 is a vulnerability in MongoDB
Published on September 8, 2026
Race Condition in MongoDB Server Text Index Query Parsing Leads to Heap Use-After-Free and Denial of Service
A race condition in MongoDB server's text index query parsing can cause a heap use-after-free read when handling upsert retry paths. Under certain concurrent index lifecycle operations, a raw pointer to internal text index metadata may be dereferenced after the underlying structures have been freed, leading to a server crash. An authenticated user with readWrite privileges can trigger this condition through specific concurrent text-search and index management operations, resulting in denial of service for all connected clients. This
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-82056 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.
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-2026-82056 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-82056
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Affected Versions
MongoDB Server:- Version 8.3.0 and below 8.3.9 is affected.
- Version 8.0.0 and below 8.0.30 is affected.
- Version 7.0.0 and below 7.0.41 is affected.