Description
An out-of-bounds write in the connection-monitoring logic of the MongoDB C Driver may allow an unauthenticated party who controls name resolution and the responses of the hosts named in a client's connection string to write beyond the end of a heap buffer. This may cause the application using the driver to terminate unexpectedly.
Published: 2026-09-24
Score: 8.3 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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Description An out-of-bounds write in the connection-monitoring logic of the MongoDB C Driver may allow an unauthenticated party who controls name resolution and the responses of the hosts named in a client's connection string to write beyond the end of a heap buffer. This may cause the application using the driver to terminate unexpectedly.
Title Heap buffer overflow via mid-scan command list growth in client topology monitoring
Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mongodb

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-24T18:18:08.886Z

Reserved: 2026-09-23T15:45:49.685Z

Link: CVE-2026-96746

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-24T17:10:27.887Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-24T16:17:27.460

Modified: 2026-09-24T18:19:08.800

Link: CVE-2026-96746

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