CVE-2026-11933
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA use-after-free vulnerability exists in MongoDB Server's server-side JavaScript engine when converting BSON documents to JavaScript arrays. An authenticated user with read privileges who is able to run server-side JavaScript (for example, via $where or $function) can cause the server to access memory that has already been freed. This may result in disclosure of information from the mongod process memory or a denial of service through a server crash.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysisThe program writes past the bounds of a buffer, overwriting adjacent memory an attacker can turn to their advantage. Crafted input can overwrite control data and redirect execution. Remediation is validating every index and length before a write, plus modern memory-safety mitigations.
General guidance for the out-of-bounds write class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 4.4.0, < 4.4.31>= 5.0.0, < 5.0.34>= 6.0.0, < 6.0.29>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.37>= 8.0.0, < 8.0.26>= 8.2.0, < 8.2.11>= 8.3.0, < 8.3.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped4.4.315.0.346.0.29
Upgrade to one of the following fixed releases: MongoDB 4.4.31, 5.0.34, 6.0.29, or 7.0.37 (choose the release matching your current major version branch)
- 1. Identify the currently running MongoDB version using: db.version() or mongod --version
- 2. Determine which release branch your current version belongs to (4.4.x, 5.0.x, 6.0.x, or 7.0.x)
- 3. For MongoDB Community Server: Download the appropriate fixed version from https://www.mongodb.com/try/download/community
- 4. For MongoDB Enterprise: Download from https://www.mongodb.com/try/download/enterprise
- 5. Before upgrading, backup all databases using mongodump or fsyncLock/fsyncUnlock
- 6. For rolling upgrades within the same major version (e.g., 6.0.x to 6.0.29), follow MongoDB's rolling upgrade documentation
- 7. For major version upgrades (e.g., 6.0.x to 7.0.x), review the upgrade guide at https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/release-notes/
- 8. After upgrade, verify the server starts successfully and test application functionality
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