CVE-2026-8843 Affecting mongodb package, versions *
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- published11 Sept 2026
- disclosed18 May 2026
Introduced: 18 May 2026
CVE-2026-8843 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:18.04 mongodb.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mongodb package and not the mongodb package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
Creating a "2dsphere_bucket" index on a non-timeseries bucket collection will succeed, but any subsequent attempt to insert a document which triggers updating that index will crash the server. A similar issue occurs when creating "queryable_encrypted_range" indices.
This issue affects MongoDB Server v7.0 versions prior to 7.0.32, v8.0 versions prior to 8.0.21 and v8.2 versions prior to 8.2.6