MongoDB up to 7.0.38/8.0.27/8.2.11/8.3.6 Queryable Encryption resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in MongoDB up to 7.0.38/8.0.27/8.2.11/8.3.6. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Queryable Encryption. This manipulation causes resource consumption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-13069. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in MongoDB up to 7.0.38/8.0.27/8.2.11/8.3.6. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Queryable Encryption. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

An authenticated user can cause excessive CPU consumption or out-of-memory conditions on a MongoDB server by sending a crafted Queryable Encryption find payload containing an unvalidated field used to control an internal computation loop. The resulting resource exhaustion degrades availability for other operations.

It is possible to read the advisory at jira.mongodb.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-13069 since 06/23/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 7.0.39, 8.0.28, 8.2.12 or 8.3.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: MongoDB 7.0.39/8.0.28/8.2.12/8.3.7

Timelineinfo

06/23/2026 CVE reserved
07/22/2026 +29 days Advisory disclosed
07/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jira.mongodb.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-13069 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-13069
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-382411

Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2026 22:37
Changes: 07/22/2026 22:37 (54)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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