CVE-2026-5170Network attack vector

Primary crash via promotion-time reachable assertion

Published Mar 30, 2026 · Updated Mar 30, 2026

MongoDB Server 7.0 before 7.0.31, 8.0 before 8.0.18, and 8.2 before 8.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to crash a mongod primary. Replica-set-to-sharded-cluster promotion reaches a process-terminating assertion during a brief transition window; MongoDB has not disclosed the exact code locus. Exploitation requires cluster access, limited privilege actions, and timing within that unpredictable window, resulting in interruption when the replica-set primary exits.

CVSS severity6.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

MongoDB Server 7.0 before 7.0.31, 8.0 before 8.0.18, and 8.2 before 8.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to crash a mongod primary. Replica-set-to-sharded-cluster promotion reaches a process-terminating assertion during a brief transition window; MongoDB has not disclosed the exact code locus. Exploitation requires cluster access, limited privilege actions, and timing within that unpredictable window, resulting in interruption when the replica-set primary exits.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-5170
Published
Mar 30, 2026
Updated
Mar 30, 2026
Vendor
MongoDB
Product
MongoDB Server
Classifications
CWE-617, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 30, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 30, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.0 <7.0.31
  2. Affected versionversion=8.0 <8.0.18
  3. Affected versionversion=8.2 <8.2.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

MongoDB · MongoDB Serverversion=7.0 <7.0.31; version=8.0 <8.0.18; version=8.2 <8.2.2

Published CVSS scores

5.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
6.0MongoDB, Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-617Reachable Assertion
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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