CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-11979

MediumCVSS 5.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.27%

18th percentile - higher than 18% of all known CVEs

Summary

An authorized user may crash the MongoDB server by causing a buffer over-read. This can be done by issuing a DDL operation while queries are being issued, under some conditions. The issue affects MongoDB Server v7.0 versions prior to 7.0.25, v8.0 versions prior to 8.0.15, and version 8.2.0.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with user privileges could cause MongoDB database unavailability, potentially disrupting dependent applications. The risk affects organizations using affected versions of MongoDB Server.

Recommendation

Update MongoDB Server to version 7.0.25, 8.0.15, or later. Restrict user privileges for DDL operations.

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Original NVD description (English source)

An authorized user may crash the MongoDB server by causing buffer over-read. This can be done by issuing a DDL operation while queries are being issued, under some conditions. This issue affects MongoDB Server v7.0 versions prior to 7.0.25, MongoDB Server v8.0 versions prior to 8.0.15, and MongoDB Server version 8.2.0.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS