vulnerability
MongoDB: CVE-2026-8201: Use After Free
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C) | May 13, 2026 | May 21, 2026 | May 21, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C)
Published
May 13, 2026
Added
May 21, 2026
Modified
May 21, 2026
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in MongoDB's Field-Level Encryption (FLE) query analysis component, affecting client-side uses of mongocryptd and crypt_shared. Triggering this vulnerability requires control over the structure of a client's FLE-related query.
This issue impacts MongoDB Server’s mongocryptd component v7.0 versions prior to 7.0.34, v8.0 versions prior to 8.0.23, v8.2 versions prior to 8.2.9 and v8.3 versions prior to 8.3.2.
This issue impacts MongoDB Server’s mongocryptd component v7.0 versions prior to 7.0.34, v8.0 versions prior to 8.0.23, v8.2 versions prior to 8.2.9 and v8.3 versions prior to 8.3.2.
Solutions
mongodb-upgrade-latestmongodb-upgrade-7_0_34mongodb-upgrade-8_0_23mongodb-upgrade-8_2_9mongodb-upgrade-8_3_2
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