# CVE-2026-120959: MongoDB Atlas SQL ODBC Driver uses ignored SQLBindCol BufferLength as fixed-width row-array stride, causing out-of-bounds writes

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-116214
- Severity: CVSS 2.1 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.0.1
- Published: 2026-11-03 · Updated: 2026-11-03

CVE-2026-120959 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 2.1 (low) and affects Atlas SQL; fixed in 3.0.1.

## Summary

The MongoDB Atlas SQL ODBC Driver, which client applications use to query MongoDB Atlas data, is affected. An attacker who can influence the values returned by a query may cause data to be written outside the memory buffer the application provided, potentially corrupting application memory or crashing the client process, though this only occurs when the application requests multiple result rows in a specific way.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- MongoDB Atlas SQL: from 1.3.0, fixed in 3.0.1

## Description

A memory-handling flaw in the MongoDB Atlas SQL ODBC Driver can cause values returned for a query to be written outside the bounds of a buffer provided by the calling application. A party able to influence the values a query returns may cause data to be placed at an unintended location in the client application's memory, which may result in unintended modification of that memory or termination of the client process. Reaching this condition depends on a specific, application-chosen way of requesting several result rows at once.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MongoDB Atlas SQL, upgrade to a fixed version (3.0.1) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-120959 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-120959

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-120959?

Atlas SQL: from 1.3.0 before 3.0.1.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-120959

### How do I fix CVE-2026-120959?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 3.0.1.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-120959

## Related

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## References

- https://www.mongodb.com/docs/sql-interface/changelog/
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SQL-3458

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