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New MongoDB Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Crash Servers, Exposing Critical Data

Gbhackers •Divya • March 5, 2026

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Critical MongoDB Vulnerability Allows Server Crashes by Unauthenticated Attackers A high-severity vulnerability, CVE-2026-25611 (CVSS 7.5), has been identified in MongoDB, enabling unauthenticated attackers to crash exposed servers with minimal bandwidth. This flaw affects all MongoDB versions with compression enabled, including MongoDB Atlas, and over 207,000 instances are currently exposed according to Shodan data. 3 sources 64

New MongoDB Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Crash Servers, Exposing Critical Data

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