CVE•Published 2026-07-22•Modified 2026-08-18•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-13072Mongodb · Mongodb
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
24
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 76% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
When compute mode is enabled on a standalone mongod instance, insufficient validation of externally sourced BSON data during aggregation pipeline processing can result in memory corruption, potentially leading to process termination or other unintended behavior. This configuration is non-default and requires explicit enablement at startup.
Timeline
Published 2026-07-22
Modified 2026-08-18
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag44,637 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-13072Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Mongodb Mongodb"All exposed Mongodb Mongodb instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Mongodb"HTTP body or banner mentions "Mongodb" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-13072Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-13072Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-13072Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-13072GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-13072" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.