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Race Condition in MongoDB Server Text Index Query Parsing Leads to Heap Use-After-Free and Denial of Service

Published Sep 8, 2026

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

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CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mongodb
Published Sep 8, 2026
Updated Sep 8, 2026
Reserved Aug 27, 2026
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Sep 8, 2026
NVD
Status Analyzed
Modified Sep 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a