MongoDBGHSA-c4c8-c376-3p6c
Application denial of service via cancellation race in reactive client-side encryption in MongoDB Java Driver
Fix: upgrade to 5.11.1 or later (2 fixed versions below)
Impact
Cancelling or timing out an encrypted operation while the driver fetches cloud KMS credentials makes it call into freed native memory, crashing or corrupting the application.
Patches
Upgrade reactive driver version to 5.11.1 or later
Workarounds
None.
References
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/JAVA-6276
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-88032
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.mongodb:mongodb-crypt Maven | >= 1.4.0, < 5.11.1 | 5.11.1 |
| org.mongodb:mongodb-driver-reactivestreams Maven | >= 4.6.0, < 5.11.1 | 5.11.1 |
Details and references
- CVSS 4.0
- 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
- Severity from
- GitHub (reviewed advisory)