# CVE-2022-24272: MongoDB Server (mongod) may crash in response to unexpected requests

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-04-21 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Server: from 5.0, through 5.0.6

## Description

An authenticated user may trigger an invariant assertion during command dispatch due to incorrect validation on the $external database. This may result in mongod denial of service or server crash. This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Server v5.0 versions, prior to and including v5.0.6.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MongoDB, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [MongoDB](https://cve.now/tech/mongodb.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-63968

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