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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-24272

An authenticated user may trigger an invariant assertion during command dispatch due to incorrect validation on the $external database.

Published Apr 21, 2022 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · An authenticated 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-2022-24272. EPSS is 1.04%. Act only if a listed version of An authenticated 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 authenticated 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
1.04%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe mongodb/mongodb

An authenticated user may trigger an invariant assertion during command dispatch due to incorrect validation on the $external database. This may result in mongod denial of service or server crash. This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Server v5.0 versions, prior to and including v5.0.6.

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, <= 5.0.6

How to fix CVE-2022-24272

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2022-24272 lists a fix boundary at 5.0.6. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Affected <= 5.0.6

  • 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-2022-24272. EPSS is 1.04%. Act only if a listed version of An authenticated user may is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with >= 5.0.0, <= 5.0.6. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-617. EPSS 1.04%. 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. Apr 21, 2022 · Monitored products — high

    Detected

    An authenticated user may trigger an invariant assertion during command dispatch due to incorrect validation on the $external database. This may result in mongod denial of service or server crash. This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Server v5.0 versions, prior to and including v5.0.6.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · Monitored products — high

    Updated

    An authenticated user may trigger an invariant assertion during command dispatch due to incorrect validation on the $external database. This may result in mongod denial of service or server crash. This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Server v5.0 versions, prior to and including v5.0.6.

Sources

  • Monitored products — highVendor advisoryCVE-2022-24272

    An authenticated user may trigger an invariant assertion during command dispatch due to incorrect validation on the $external database. This may result in mongod denial of service or server crash. This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Server v5.0 versions, prior to and including v5.0.6.

    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