A vulnerability in MongoDB Server's BSON validation logic allows an unauthenticated user to crash the mongod process by sending a specially crafted message. The BSON validator's handling of certain nested binary data structures permits uncontrolled mutual recursion between validation functions, where each re-entry resets internal depth tracking.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
MongoDB MongoDB Server unaffected
Version Status Constraints
8.3.0 affected < 8.3.3
8.2.0 affected < 8.2.10
8.0.0 affected < 8.0.24
7.0.0 affected < 7.0.35

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Link Providers
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-125063 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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Description A vulnerability in MongoDB Server's BSON validation logic allows an unauthenticated user to crash the mongod process by sending a specially crafted message. The BSON validator's handling of certain nested binary data structures permits uncontrolled mutual recursion between validation functions, where each re-entry resets internal depth tracking.
Title Unbounded recursion in BSONColumn interleaved-reference causes pre-auth stack overflow
Weaknesses CWE-674
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mongodb

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-09T22:43:44.291Z

Reserved: 2026-05-27T17:33:16.187Z

Link: CVE-2026-9740

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-06-09T23:17:03.437

Modified: 2026-06-09T23:17:03.437

Link: CVE-2026-9740

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