CVE-2026-82068Network attack vector

Persistent denial of service via retryable writes

Published Sep 8, 2026 · Updated Sep 8, 2026

Reachable assertion in MongoDB Server allows remote authenticated users with write access to cause persistent crashes via retryable writes. Retryable-write command processing accepts crafted state that reaches a fatal assertion and durably records the crash-triggering condition. Write privileges are required; affected nodes crash again after restart, and the state can spread through a sharded cluster until manual recovery.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.29%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Reachable assertion in MongoDB Server allows remote authenticated users with write access to cause persistent crashes via retryable writes. Retryable-write command processing accepts crafted state that reaches a fatal assertion and durably records the crash-triggering condition. Write privileges are required; affected nodes crash again after restart, and the state can spread through a sharded cluster until manual recovery.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-82068
Published
Sep 8, 2026
Updated
Sep 8, 2026
Vendor
MongoDB
Product
MongoDB Server
Classifications
CWE-617, T1499
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 8, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 8, 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=7.0.0 <7.0.41
  2. Affected versionversion=8.0.0 <8.0.30
  3. Affected versionversion=8.3.0 <8.3.9

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

MongoDB · MongoDB Serverversion=7.0.0 <7.0.41; version=8.0.0 <8.0.30; version=8.3.0 <8.3.9

Published CVSS scores

7.1MongoDBCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
6.5MongoDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-617Reachable Assertion
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

Public exploit references

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