CVE-2025-11979
Use-after-free in the MongoDB server query planner may lead to crash or undefined behavior
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.07%
Description
An authorized user may crash the MongoDB server by causing buffer over-read. This can be done by issuing a DDL operation while queries are being issued, under some conditions. This issue affects MongoDB Server v7.0 versions prior to 7.0.25, MongoDB Server v8.0 versions prior to 8.0.15, and MongoDB Server version 8.2.0.
How to fix CVE-2025-11979
To remediate CVE-2025-11979, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 7.0.25 or later
Is CVE-2025-11979 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.25, >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.15
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |