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MongoDB Atlas SQL EUVDEUVD-2026-116213

| CVE-2026-120952 MEDIUM
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
2026-11-03 mongodb
6.0
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: mongodb
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate as DB user with write privileges
  2. Delivery
    Store oversized value of specific type
  3. Exploit
    Application retrieves value via ODBC into fixed-width target
  4. Execution
    Driver copies text past buffer bounds
  5. Impact
    Memory corruption terminates application

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, write limits
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an authenticated database user with basic write privileges (PR:L) who can store a value of a particular database type whose textual form exceeds the fixed-width client-side target defined by the ODBC interface (this is the AT:P attack requirement). The consuming application must retrieve that value into a fixed-width bound target through the driver for the over-long copy to occur. Limiting factors: write-level database authentication is mandatory; the specific type-plus-fixed-width-retrieval condition must be met rather than any arbitrary query; and the realistic outcome is termination of the client application (availability), with the attacker able to influence only part of the data written outside the target, which constrains escalation beyond a crash.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity, moderate-priority issue rather than a top-tier emergency. The vendor-supplied CVSS 4.0 score is 6.0 with vector AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N: although the attack vector is network (AV:N), exploitation requires low privileges (PR:L - an authenticated database user with write access) and carries a specific attack requirement (AT:P - a value of a particular database type must be retrieved into a fixed-width client-side target), both of which meaningfully constrain real-world abuse. The impact profile is dominated by availability loss (VA:H, i.e. the consuming application crashes) with only low integrity impact (VI:L, the attacker influences part of the out-of-bounds data) and no confidentiality impact (VC:N); despite the CWE-787 out-of-bounds write / memory-corruption classification, the signals point to a denial-of-service against the client application rather than demonstrated code execution. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month', not act_now or emergency. There is no CISA KEV listing, no EPSS score provided in the input, and no public exploit or PoC reference (the two references are a MongoDB changelog and a MongoDB Jira ticket, i.e. vendor tracking, not exploit code), so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis. Net: a genuine but non-urgent issue - schedule remediation within the normal patch cycle; the combination of required write privileges, the specific retrieval condition, and availability-only impact keeps real-world risk below what the network vector alone might suggest.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated database user holding basic write privileges stores a value of a particular database type whose textual representation is longer than the fixed-width target that the client application has bound through the ODBC interface. When the application later retrieves that value, the Atlas SQL ODBC Driver copies the oversized text past the target buffer, corrupting memory and causing the consuming application to terminate unexpectedly. No public exploit code has been identified for this issue.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
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AnalysisAIv1 – Nov 03, 2026

Out-of-bounds write in the MongoDB Atlas SQL ODBC Driver affects applications that fetch a value of a particular database type into a fixed-width client-side target: the driver renders the value into a textual form longer than the target the ODBC interface defines and copies it without limiting the copy to the buffer's real size. Exploitation requires an authenticated database user with basic write privileges who can store such a value, plus a consuming application that retrieves it into a fixed-width bound target, so the realistic outcome is memory corruption that terminates the client application rather than code execution or data disclosure (CVSS 4.0 base 6.0; independently assessed as CVSS 3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/C:N/I:L/A:H). No public exploit was identified at time of analysis, the issue is not in CISA KEV, and the priority decision is this_month - a moderate-severity, moderate-priority issue rather than a top-tier emergency.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch version is identified in the available data, so the first step is to consult the MongoDB SQL interface changelog (https://www.mongodb.com/docs/sql-interface/changelog/) and tracking issue https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SQL-3539 to determine which driver build contains the fix, then upgrade the ODBC driver on every client that connects to Atlas SQL. Because exploitation requires an authenticated database user with basic write privileges, reducing that exposure is the most direct compensating control: review Atlas database users used for write access to data exposed through the SQL interface and remove write privileges that are not strictly required, accepting that this may break legitimate write workflows. Where the consuming application controls its own ODBC bindings, avoid fetching the affected database type into tightly sized fixed-width targets and allocate larger destinations or use variable-length retrieval, with the caveat that the textual length is not known in advance and is not bounded by the driver. Finally, monitor client applications for unexpected terminations correlated with Atlas SQL queries as a detection signal, since the described impact is a crash of the consuming application.

Affected VersionsENISA

Atlas SQL ODBC driver 0.0.1 <3.0.1

Affected Packages

euvd atlas_sql_odbc_driver fix: 3.0.1

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The affected component is the MongoDB Atlas SQL ODBC Driver (CPE cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:atlas_sql_odbc_driver, given as a wildcard so no specific vulnerable version range is enumerated in the supplied data). ODBC applications bind result columns to typed, fixed-width client-side targets and the driver is responsible for converting the server-side value into that representation and for respecting the buffer length advertised through the interface; here the driver produces a textual form of a particular database type that is longer than the fixed target and copies it without clamping, which is a classic CWE-787 out-of-bounds write past the end of the destination buffer. The CVSS 4.0 vector AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H-none describes the prerequisites rather than the trigger mechanism: PR:L means an authenticated database user with only basic write privileges is sufficient, and AT:P means specific attack requirements must be present - the attacker must be able to store a value of the relevant type and the consuming application must retrieve it into a fixed-width bound target. The description notes the attacker can influence only part of the data written outside the target, which constrains the outcome to memory corruption and unexpected termination of the consuming application, consistent with the assessed integrity-low/availability-high impact and no confidentiality impact; the exact code path and the specific database type involved are not described in the available sources.

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Severity by source

Vendor (mongodb) PRIMARY 6.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 5.9 MEDIUM

Authenticated DB write access gives PR:L and the specific type/fixed-width retrieval condition maps to AC:H; impact is a client-application crash (A:H) with partial out-of-bounds influence (I:L) and no data disclosure (C:N).

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (mongodb).

CVSS VectorVendor: mongodb

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
None
Vulnerable system: Integrity
Low
Vulnerable system: Availability
High
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Nov 03, 2026 - 21:03 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

An out-of-bounds write in the MongoDB Atlas SQL ODBC Driver may be triggered when a value of a particular database type is retrieved into a fixed-width client-side target. The driver produces a textual form of the value that is longer than the fixed target the ODBC interface defines, and copies it without limiting the copy to the target's real size. A database user with basic write privileges can influence part of the data written outside the target, which may corrupt memory in the application using the driver and cause that application to terminate unexpectedly.

Threat Intelligence Overview

Prevalence
Low
niche ODBC connector for Atlas SQL/BI access, limited deployment footprint
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS N/A
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

30
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +30
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

Memory corruption occurs when a program writes data beyond the boundaries of allocated memory regions or accesses memory in unintended ways, violating the integrity of the process's address space.

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