ESB-2026.3510
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2026.3510
USN-8160-1: MongoDB vulnerability
13 April 2026
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AUSCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: MongoDB
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2025-14847
Original Bulletin:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8160-1
Comment: CVSS (Max): 7.5 CVE-2025-14847 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
CVSS Source: Ubuntu
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The following are listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog:
CISA KEV CVE(s): CVE-2025-14847
CISA KEV URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
EPSS (Max): 77.5% (98th) CVE-2025-14847 2026-04-12
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USN-8160-1: MongoDB vulnerability
Publication date
9 April 2026
Overview
MongoDB could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.
Releases
20.04 LTS 18.04 LTS
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Packages
o mongodb - object/document-oriented database
Details
It was discovered that MongoDB incorrectly handled length parameters
in zlib-compressed network messages prior to authentication. An
unauthenticated remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause MongoDB to allocate an oversized memory buffer, resulting
in the exposure of sensitive information.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu Package Version
Release
mongodb - 1:3.6.9+really3.6.8+90~g8e540c0b6d-0ubuntu5.3+esm1 Ubuntu Pro
Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become
publicly available in the future.
mongodb-clients - 1:3.6.9+really3.6.8+90~g8e540c0b6d-0ubuntu5.3+esm1
20.04 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix
LTS might become publicly available in the future.
focal mongodb-server - 1:3.6.9+really3.6.8+90~g8e540c0b6d-0ubuntu5.3+esm1
Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix
might become publicly available in the future.
mongodb-server-core - 1:3.6.9+really3.6.8+90~g8e540c0b6d-0ubuntu5.3+esm1
Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix
might become publicly available in the future.
mongodb - 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.4+esm2 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu
Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the
future.
mongodb-clients - 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.4+esm2 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with
18.04 Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available
LTS in the future.
bionic mongodb-server - 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.4+esm2 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with
Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available
in the future.
mongodb-server-core - 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.4+esm2 Ubuntu Pro Fix available
with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly
available in the future.
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References
o CVE-2025-14847
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