Improperly Controlled Sequential Memory Allocation Affecting mongodb package, versions [7.0.0-alpha,7.0.34)[8.0.0-alpha,8.0.23)[8.2.0-alpha,8.2.9)[8.3.0-alpha0,8.3.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MONGODB-16677480
  • published14 May 2026
  • disclosed13 May 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 13 May 2026

CVE-2026-8199  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1325  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mongodb to version 7.0.34, 8.0.23, 8.2.9, 8.3.2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improperly Controlled Sequential Memory Allocation in the processing of bitwise match expression abstract syntax trees, specifically with $bitsAllSet, $bitsAnySet, $bitsAllClear, and $bitsAnyClear. An attacker can exhaust system memory and cause a denial of service by submitting crafted queries after authentication.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1