CVE-2026-82066 is a vulnerability in MongoDB
Published on September 8, 2026
Heap Out-of-Bounds Read in MongoDB Server Query Planning Component
A heap out-of-bounds read security issue exists in the query planning component of MongoDB Server. An authenticated user with database read and write privileges can trigger the security issue through crafted query operations, causing the server to read memory beyond allocated buffer boundaries. The revealed memory contents may be partially observable through diagnostic query statistics output.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-82066 is exploitable 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 availability.
Weakness Type
Out-of-bounds Read
The software reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can allow attackers to read sensitive information from other memory locations or cause a crash. A crash can occur when the code reads a variable amount of data and assumes that a sentinel exists to stop the read operation, such as a NUL in a string. The expected sentinel might not be located in the out-of-bounds memory, causing excessive data to be read, leading to a segmentation fault or a buffer overflow. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent read operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-82066
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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.