PatchTheCVECVE-2026-113870: MongoDB Compass improperly escapes certain BSON values when converting a stored view’s aggregation pipeline in
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Routine
HIGH 8.8
CVE-2026-113870 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) affecting affected software. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.
MongoDB Compass improperly escapes certain BSON values when converting a stored view’s aggregation pipeline into editable source. When a user connects to a MongoDB deployment containing a specially crafted view and opens that view for editing, the values can cause arbitrary code to execute with the privileges of the user running Compass.
Why this priority
- High severity
A fixed release or distro patch exists.
Risk facts
| CVSS score | 8.8 (High) |
| Attack vector | Network (remote) |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges needed | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| EPSS exploit chance | 0.2% (top 86%) |
| CISA exploited list | No |
| Weakness | CWE-116 |
| Published | 2026-10-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-10-22 |
Publisher (CNA): MongoDB, Inc.
Timeline
- Published CVE record published
- Updated Record last modified
Exact fixes by distribution
Fedora 46 · wasmedge · FIXED · 0.18.1-1.fc46 · FEDORA-2026-4c27216e39 · source
sudo dnf upgrade --advisory=FEDORA-2026-4c27216e39
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