MongoDB up to 7.0.40/8.0.29/8.3.8 Retryable Write resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MongoDB up to 7.0.40/8.0.29/8.3.8 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Retryable Write. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource consumption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-82068. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in MongoDB up to 7.0.40/8.0.29/8.3.8 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Retryable Write. 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. CVE summarizes:

A security issue in MongoDB Server allows an authenticated user with write privileges to trigger a persistent fatal assertion crash by sending specially crafted retryable write commands. The crash state is durably persisted, causing the server process to repeatedly crash on restart and potentially propagating to additional nodes in a sharded cluster. Manual intervention is required to restore service availability.

The advisory is shared for download at jira.mongodb.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-82068 since 08/28/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

Upgrading to version 7.0.41, 8.0.30 or 8.3.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MongoDB 7.0.41/8.0.30/8.3.9

Timelineinfo

08/28/2026 CVE reserved
09/08/2026 +11 days Advisory disclosed
09/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jira.mongodb.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-82068 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-82068
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-399928

Entryinfo

Created: 09/08/2026 18:51
Changes: 09/08/2026 18:51 (75)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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