CVE-2026-8336 (GCVE-0-2026-8336)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-05-13 00:16
Modified
2026-05-15 16:16
CWE
Summary
After invoking $_internalJsEmit, which is not intended to be directly accessible, or mapreduce command’s map function in a certain way, an authenticated user can subsequently crash mongod when the server-side JavaScript engine (through $where, $function, mapreduce reduce stage, etc.) is used also in a specific way, resulting in a post-authentication denial-of-service. This issue impacts MongoDB Server v8.2 versions prior to 8.2.9 and v8.3 versions prior to 8.3.2.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
MongoDB, Inc. MongoDB Server Version: 8.2   < 8.2.9
Version: 8.3   < 8.3.2
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