Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity Affecting mongodb package, versions [,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
0.4% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MONGODB-18305850
  • published25 Jul 2026
  • disclosed22 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 22 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-13064  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-407  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

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

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity via the $jsonSchema query operator when processing deeply nested constructs. An attacker can cause excessive CPU consumption and resource exhaustion by submitting specially crafted queries. The resulting CPU-bound operation cannot be interrupted through standard administrative controls.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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