A user authorized to performing a specific type of query may trigger a denial of service by issuing a generic explain command on a find query. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.6 and MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.11.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
4.9 medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 62% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)