# CVE-2026-8336: Post-authentication use-after-free error in $\_internalJsEmit and mapreduce commands

- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Red
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 8.2.9, 8.3.2
- Published: 2026-05-13 · Updated: 2026-05-15

## Affected

- MongoDB, Inc. MongoDB Server: from 8.2, fixed in 8.2.9; from 8.3, fixed in 8.3.2

## Description

After invoking $_internalJsEmit, which is not intended to be directly accessible, or mapreduce command’s map function in a certain way, an authenticated user can subsequently crash mongod when the server-side JavaScript engine (through $where, $function, mapreduce reduce stage, etc.) is used also in a specific way, resulting in a post-authentication denial-of-service. This issue impacts MongoDB Server v8.2 versions prior to 8.2.9 and v8.3 versions prior to 8.3.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MongoDB, upgrade to a fixed version (8.2.9, 8.3.2) 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-121610

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