CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-13055

MediumCVSS 6.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.29%

21th percentile - higher than 21% of all known CVEs

Summary

The `$_internalIndexKey` aggregation expression can be used by any authenticated user to crash a MongoDB server (mongod). The expression fails to handle compound wildcard index specifications, triggering an internal consistency check that aborts the server process. The user must be able to run an aggregation pipeline.

Risk Assessment

An authenticated attacker can cause a complete denial of service (DoS) by crashing the MongoDB server, disrupting applications that rely on the database.

Recommendation

Apply the patch from MongoDB or upgrade to a fixed version. Restrict permissions to run aggregation pipelines to trusted users only.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The `$_internalIndexKey` aggregation expression can be used by any authenticated user to crash a MongoDB server (mongod). The expression fails to handle compound wildcard index specifications, triggering an internal consistency check that aborts the server process. The user must be able to run an aggregation pipeline.

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