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CVE-2026-120804

Credential-handle retention via missing flag set in Windows Kerberos auth handler

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2026-11-10
  • WeaknessCWE-772

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Description

A flaw exists in the server-side SSPI Kerberos authentication handler on Windows Enterprise builds of MongoDB. When processing certain authentication requests, the server fails to properly release an underlying system resource due to an internal tracking error. An unauthenticated user can trigger this by repeatedly sending authentication requests using the Kerberos mechanism, eventually exhausting available resources and causing all subsequent Kerberos authentication attempts to fail. Server restart is required to recover.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-11-1020:03CVE publishedCNA

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Products declared by the CNA

As mongodb, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written. NVD lists no product for this CVE yet: this is the only product data so far.

  • MongoDB Serverother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • ≥ 9.0.0, < 9.0.7fixed in 9.0.7semver
    • ≥ 8.3.0, < 8.3.16fixed in 8.3.16semver
    • ≥ 8.0.0, < 8.0.37fixed in 8.0.37semver
    • ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.48fixed in 7.0.48semver

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-11-10

Neither OSV.dev nor the vendor advisories we read list affected versions for CVE-2026-120804 yet.

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Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

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none so far
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Exploit-DB
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Metasploit modules
none listed
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Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 4.0 vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Published
2026-11-10
Last Modified
2026-11-10
NVD status
Awaiting Analysis
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-8mq6-8rqq-65vp

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-120804?

A flaw exists in the server-side SSPI Kerberos authentication handler on Windows Enterprise builds of MongoDB. When processing certain authentication requests, the server fails to properly release an underlying system resource due to an internal tracking error. An unauthenticated user can trigger this by repeatedly sending authentication requests using the Kerberos mechanism, eventually exhausting available resources and causing all subsequent Kerberos authentication attempts to fail. Server restart is required to recover.

Is CVE-2026-120804 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-120804 has not been confirmed.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-120804?

CVE-2026-120804 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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