A user authorized to perform database queries may trigger denial of service by issuing specially crafted queries which trigger an invariant in the IndexBoundsBuilder. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.2 versions prior to 4.2.2.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
6.5 medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 70% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)