Vulnerability · CVE-2026-104004
Collection validators using collation-accepting expressions can crash MongoDB Server on insert
Published Oct 13, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · MongoDB MongoDB Server
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-104004. EPSS is 0.24%. Act only if a listed version of MongoDB MongoDB Server is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High7.1
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.24%
- Remediation
- Not established
- Affected products
- vendor MongoDB MongoDB Server
MongoDB Server's collection validation feature may not properly handle certain expressions stored in a validator. In some cases, this can cause the server process to stop running when a document is later inserted. The behavior can occur for authenticated users with write access.
Are you affected?
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- vendor MongoDB MongoDB Serverversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-104004
Recommended remediation
No required-action text, fix commit, or clear fixed-version range is stored yet.
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-2026-104004. EPSS is 0.24%. Act only if a listed version of MongoDB MongoDB Server is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference. EPSS 0.24%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 13, 2026 · CIRCL Vulnerability Lookup
Detected
MongoDB Server's collection validation feature may not properly handle certain expressions stored in a validator. In some cases, this can cause the server process to stop running when a document is later inserted. The behavior can occur for authenticated users with write access.
Oct 15, 2026 · CIRCL Vulnerability Lookup
Updated
MongoDB Server's collection validation feature may not properly handle certain expressions stored in a validator. In some cases, this can cause the server process to stop running when a document is later inserted. The behavior can occur for authenticated users with write access.
Sources
- CIRCL Vulnerability LookupVulnerability recordCVE-2026-104004
MongoDB Server's collection validation feature may not properly handle certain expressions stored in a validator. In some cases, this can cause the server process to stop running when a document is later inserted. The behavior can occur for authenticated users with write access.
vulnerability.circl.lu - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-104004
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-104004
30-day exploitation probability 0.2%
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.