CVE-2026-96746

An out-of-bounds write in the connection-monitoring logic of the MongoDB C Driver may allow an unauthenticated party who controls name resolution and the responses of the hosts named in a client's connection string to write beyond the end of a heap buffer. This may cause the application using the driver to terminate unexpectedly.

  • Published Sep 24, 2026
  • CVSS 8.3 high
  • 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)
  • A fix is available

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CVE-2026-96746 at the National Vulnerability Database