CVE-2026-13078

HIGH

Local File Disclosure in MongoDB Server via MozJS Scripting Engine Module Loader

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability was discovered in MongoDB Server where the server-side MozJS scripting engine unconditionally registered a module loading hook that enables JavaScript calls to read arbitrary files from the host filesystem using the mongod process's privileges. An authenticated user could exploit this through crafted aggregation pipeline commands to read sensitive files accessible to the MongoDB server process.

References (1)

Core 1

Scores

CVSS v3 7.7
EPSS 0.0021
EPSS Percentile 11.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-862
Status published
Products (4)
MongoDB/MongoDB Server 7.0 - 7.0.39
MongoDB/MongoDB Server 8.0 - 8.0.28
MongoDB/MongoDB Server 8.2.0 - 8.2.12
MongoDB/MongoDB Server 8.3.0 - 8.3.7
Published Jul 22, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 23, 2026