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Vulnerability · CVE-2021-32037

An authorized user may trigger an invariant which may result in denial of service or server exit if a relevant aggregation request is sent to a shard.

Published Nov 24, 2021 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · An authorized user may

Last checked Nov 1, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2021-32037. EPSS is 1.24%. Act only if a listed version of An authorized user may is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (An authorized user may).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.24%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe mongodb/mongodb

An authorized user may trigger an invariant which may result in denial of service or server exit if a relevant aggregation request is sent to a shard. Usually, the requests are sent via mongos and special privileges are required in order to know the address of the shards and to log in to the shards of an auth enabled environment. This issue affects MongoDB Server v5.0 versions prior to and including 5.0.2.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe mongodb/mongodb>= 5.0.0, <= 5.0.2

How to fix CVE-2021-32037

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2021-32037 lists a fix boundary at 5.0.2. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Affected <= 5.0.2

  • Advisory

    Open the inventory_high record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2021-32037. EPSS is 1.24%. Act only if a listed version of An authorized user may is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with >= 5.0.0, <= 5.0.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-617. EPSS 1.24%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

MongoDB security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 24, 2021 · Monitored products — high

    Detected

    An authorized user may trigger an invariant which may result in denial of service or server exit if a relevant aggregation request is sent to a shard. Usually, the requests are sent via mongos and special privileges are required in order to know the address of the shards and to log in to the shards of an auth enabled environment. This issue affects MongoDB Server v5.0 versions prior to and includi

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · Monitored products — high

    Updated

    An authorized user may trigger an invariant which may result in denial of service or server exit if a relevant aggregation request is sent to a shard. Usually, the requests are sent via mongos and special privileges are required in order to know the address of the shards and to log in to the shards of an auth enabled environment. This issue affects MongoDB Server v5.0 versions prior to and includi

Sources

  • Monitored products — highVendor advisoryCVE-2021-32037

    An authorized user may trigger an invariant which may result in denial of service or server exit if a relevant aggregation request is sent to a shard. Usually, the requests are sent via mongos and special privileges are required in order to know the address of the shards and to log in to the shards of an auth enabled environment. This issue affects MongoDB Server v5.0 versions prior to and includi

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 1, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • Monitored products — highNov 1, 2026