CVE-2020-7929

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A user authorized to perform database queries may trigger denial of service by issuing specially crafted query contain a type of regex. This issue affects MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.21 and MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.20.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-185

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
MongoDB Inc.	MongoDB Server	>= 3.6, < 3.6.21; >= 4.0, < 4.0.20
mongodb	mongodb	>= 3.6, < 3.6.21; >= 4.0, < 4.0.20

References

https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-51083Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-51083Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 1, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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