6.4
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-8201
Use-After-Free in MongoDB FLE Query Analysis When Processing Positional Projections on Encrypted Fields
Description

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in MongoDB's Field-Level Encryption (FLE) query analysis component, affecting client-side uses of mongocryptd and crypt_shared. Triggering this vulnerability requires control over the structure of a client's FLE-related query. This issue impacts MongoDB Server’s mongocryptd component v7.0 versions prior to 7.0.34, v8.0 versions prior to 8.0.23, v8.2 versions prior to 8.2.9 and v8.3 versions prior to 8.3.2.

INFO

Published Date :

May 13, 2026, 12:12 a.m.

Last Modified :

May 13, 2026, 12:12 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

mongodb
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-8201 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM a39b4221-9bd0-4244-95fc-f3e2e07f1deb
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM a39b4221-9bd0-4244-95fc-f3e2e07f1deb
Solution
Apply vendor patches to address the use-after-free vulnerability in Field-Level Encryption.
  • Update to MongoDB Server v7.0.34 or later.
  • Update to MongoDB Server v8.0.23 or later.
  • Update to MongoDB Server v8.2.9 or later.
  • Update to MongoDB Server v8.3.2 or later.

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