CVE-2026-82056 Race Condition in MongoDB Server Text Index Query Parsing Leads to Heap Use-After-Free and Denial of Service
An authenticated user can trigger a race condition in text index parsing, causing a use-after-free crash and denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-82056?
CVE-2026-82056 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Mongodb Mongodb, published on 8 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A race condition in MongoDB server's text index query parsing can cause a heap use-after-free read when handling upsert retry paths. Under certain concurrent index lifecycle operations, a raw pointer to internal text index metadata may be dereferenced after the underlying structures have been freed, leading to a server crash. An authenticated user with readWrite privileges can trigger this condition through specific concurrent text-search and index management operations, resulting in denial of service for all connected clients. This
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-82056?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including mongodb. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
mongodb Bitnami | From 7.0.0 | 7.0.41, 8.0.30, 8.3.9 |
Products include Mongodb Mongodb.
How do I fix CVE-2026-82056?
Upgrade mongodb to a fixed version for your release line: 7.0.41, 8.0.30 or 8.3.9.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2026-82056 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-82056 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as BIT-mongodb-2026-82056, GHSA-63w5-8wj5-r44q, MINI-3cgp-fj46-w6vg, MINI-jpg3-9qh9-jhr4, MINI-r2h7-xjxv-395q, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-82056.