7.5
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-81517
MongoDB Connector for BI Improper Error Handling of Log Write Failures May Cause Loss of SQL Service
Description

An unauthenticated party able to reach the port of a MongoDB Connector for BI (mongosqld) instance may generate enough routine connection log activity to exhaust the storage backing the configured log path. When a log write or log rotation operation subsequently fails, the resulting error is not handled and the shared mongosqld process ends, ending service for all connected SQL clients. The process continues to end on startup until an operator restores available storage, and the diagnostic message explaining the condition is not recorded.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 28, 2026, 10:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 28, 2026, 10:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH a39b4221-9bd0-4244-95fc-f3e2e07f1deb
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH MITRE-CVE
CVSS 4.0 HIGH a39b4221-9bd0-4244-95fc-f3e2e07f1deb
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Prevent log file exhaustion to avoid service interruption.
  • Monitor and manage log storage space.
  • Configure log rotation appropriately.
  • Restrict access to the MongoDB Connector.
  • Update the MongoDB Connector to the latest version.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://www.mongodb.com/docs/bi-connector/current/release-notes/
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 28, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description An unauthenticated party able to reach the port of a MongoDB Connector for BI (mongosqld) instance may generate enough routine connection log activity to exhaust the storage backing the configured log path. When a log write or log rotation operation subsequently fails, the resulting error is not handled and the shared mongosqld process ends, ending service for all connected SQL clients. The process continues to end on startup until an operator restores available storage, and the diagnostic message explaining the condition is not recorded.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-248
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/81xxx/CVE-2026-81517.json">CVE-2026-81517</a>
    Added Reference https://www.mongodb.com/docs/bi-connector/current/release-notes/
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