# CVE-2026-82054: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in MongoDB Server JSON Pointer Parser Leads to Denial of Service

> CVE-2026-82054: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in MongoDB Server JSON Pointer Parser Leads to Denial of Service. CVSS 6.5 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-82054
Last updated: 2026-09-16T20:40:15Z

- Published: 2026-09-08 16:12 UTC · Updated: 2026-09-16 20:40 UTC · Assigner: mongodb
- CVSS: 6.5 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS: 0.40%, 34th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-770

## Description

A security issue exists in MongoDB server's JSON Pointer parser used during $jsonSchema query filter processing. When a find command includes a specially crafted $jsonSchema filter field, the parser processes the input without enforcing adequate limits on iteration count or total allocation size, resulting in significant memory amplification. Under concurrent request load, the cumulative memory consumption can exhaust available heap memory, causing the server's out-of-memory handler to terminate the mongod process and deny service to all connected clients.

## Affected vendors and products

- MongoDB: MongoDB Server

## Tracked companies

- [MongoDB Atlas](https://rewindex.com/company/mongodb-atlas.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-82054)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82054)
- [https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-130901](https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-130901)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-82054 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-82054.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-82054 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:17:06.718Z