# CVE-2025-7259: Certain Queries with Duplicate \_id Fields May Cause MongoDB Server to Crash

- 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-07-07 · Updated: 2025-07-07

## Affected

- MongoDB Inc MongoDB Server: from 8.1, through 8.1.0

## Description

An authorized user can issue queries with duplicate _id fields, that leads to unexpected behavior in MongoDB Server, which may result to crash. This issue can only be triggered by authorized users and cause Denial of Service. This issue affects MongoDB Server v8.1 version 8.1.0.

## 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-102693

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