Reachable Assertion Affecting mongodb package, versions [,7.0.39)[8.0.0,8.0.28)[8.2.0,8.2.12)[8.3.0,8.3.7)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.41% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MONGODB-18305823
  • published25 Jul 2026
  • disclosed22 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 22 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-9737  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mongodb to version 7.0.39, 8.0.28, 8.2.12, 8.3.7 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Reachable Assertion in the query planning process when handling the sort pattern in raw BSONObj form, due to improper handling of the $meta expression. An attacker can cause the server to crash by issuing a specially crafted find command with a $meta sort.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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