VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-81520

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.42%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-28
Last modified2026-09-29
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A network-reachable client that has not yet authenticated can hold a MongoDB Connector for BI authentication session open indefinitely by beginning a SASL-based login exchange and then declining to complete it. Because the negotiation loop had no overall time bound and the read from the client had no deadline, each such session retains a worker, a client connection slot, and its associated backend database connections until the process is restarted. Repeated use of this behavior can consume the configured connection capacity and prevent legitimate users from establishing new sessions.

Weakness classification

  • cna@mongodb.com: CWE-1088

Primary references