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CVE-2026-120678

A memory management flaw in the MongoDB C Driver's handling of compressed responses may cause the client library to hold on to memory that is never released. An unauthenticated party that controls the database endpoint a client application connects to may cause repeated, unbounde…

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A memory management flaw in the MongoDB C Driver's handling of compressed responses may cause the client library to hold on to memory that is never released. An unauthenticated party that controls the database endpoint a client application connects to may cause repeated, unbounded memory growth in that application, which may result in the application becoming unavailable. No credentials, transport security settings, or user interaction are required.
CVSS 7.5 (HIGH)

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
2.6/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Insufficient evidence

Why this priority?
  • Technical severity: CVSS 7.5: +2.62
  • Fresh EPSS: 0.39%: +0.01

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 1 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

Latest Vulnerabilities
Technical advisory · 03 Nov 2026, 18:39 · CVE-2026-120678 - mongo-c-driver leaks the decompressed reply buffer when an OP_COMPRESSED reply fails to parse (denial of service)

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

0.01.02.03.04.05.003 Nov 2026 · INSUFFICIENT DATAHype 0.0Reality 2.604 Nov 2026 · BELOW THRESHOLDSHype 0.0Reality 2.6Nov 3Nov 4

━ Hype Score (Perceived)  ━ Reality threat priority. Definition changes are not new attacks.

Public exploit evidence

0

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs. Published 4 days ago. Exploitation evidence usually takes weeks to show up: a low reality score can mean there is no data yet, not that the flaw is mild.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Insufficient evidence
Priority basis
Exploitation in attacks unconfirmed; CVSS 7.5; EPSS 0.4%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
No exploitation observation is recorded.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Insufficient evidence

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:59:56.876805+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
03 Nov 2026, 18:39
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:59