{"id":"CVE-2021-32040","aliases":["BIT-mongodb-2021-32040","EUVD-2021-18906","GHSA-hmq6-2xj3-79w5","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32040"],"status":"published","title":"Large aggregation pipelines with a specific stage can crash mongod under default configuration","description":"It may be possible to have an extremely long aggregation pipeline in conjunction with a specific stage/operator and cause a stack overflow due to the size of the stack frames used by that stage. If an attacker could cause such an aggregation to occur, they could maliciously crash MongoDB in a DoS attack. This vulnerability affects MongoDB Server v4.4 versions prior to and including 4.4.28, MongoDB Server v5.0 versions prior to 5.0.4 and MongoDB Server v4.2 versions prior to 4.2.16.\n\nWorkaround: \u003e= v4.2.16 users and all v4.4 users can add the --setParameter internalPipelineLengthLimit=50 instead of the default 1000 to mongod at startup to prevent a crash.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.02011,"percentile":0.81038,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-121","CWE-787"],"published":"2022-04-12T14:15:16Z","modified":"2026-10-24T14:18:04Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Bitnami","package":"mongodb","fixed_in":["4.2.16","4.4.11","5.0.4"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Bitnami","package":"mongodb","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"4.2.0"},{"fixed":"4.2.16"},{"introduced":"4.4.0"},{"fixed":"4.4.11"},{"introduced":"5.0.0"},{"fixed":"5.0.4"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","package":"mongodb","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1:2.4.6-0ubuntu5","1:2.4.6-0ubuntu6","1:2.4.8-1ubuntu1","1:2.4.8-2","1:2.4.9-1","1:2.4.9-1ubuntu1","1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2","1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2+esm2"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","package":"mongodb","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1:2.6.10-0ubuntu1","1:2.6.10-0ubuntu1+esm2"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","package":"mongodb","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1:3.4.7-1","1:3.4.7-1ubuntu1","1:3.4.7-1ubuntu2","1:3.4.7-1ubuntu4","1:3.4.14-3ubuntu1","1:3.4.14-3ubuntu2","1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1","1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.1","1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.3","1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.4","1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.4+esm1","1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.4+esm2"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS","package":"mongodb","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1:3.6.9+really3.6.8+90~g8e540c0b6d-0ubuntu2","1:3.6.9+really3.6.8+90~g8e540c0b6d-0ubuntu5","1:3.6.9+really3.6.8+90~g8e540c0b6d-0ubuntu5.2","1:3.6.9+really3.6.8+90~g8e540c0b6d-0ubuntu5.3","1:3.6.9+really3.6.8+90~g8e540c0b6d-0ubuntu5.3+esm1"]}],"products":[{"vendor":"mongodb","product":"mongodb"},{"vendor":"mongodb inc.","product":"mongodb server"},{"vendor":"mongodb, inc.","product":"mongodb server"}],"references":[{"url":"https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-58203","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Issue Tracking","Patch","Vendor Advisory","advisory","fix","report"]},{"url":"https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-59299","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Issue Tracking","Patch","Vendor Advisory","advisory","fix","report"]},{"url":"https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-60218","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Issue Tracking","Patch","Vendor Advisory","advisory","fix","report"]},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220609-0005/","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32040","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220609-0005"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hmq6-2xj3-79w5"},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-32040","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-32040","tags":["report"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2021-32040","title":"Large aggregation pipelines with a specific stage can crash mongod under default configuration","description":"It may be possible to have an extremely long aggregation pipeline in conjunction with a specific stage/operator and cause a stack overflow due to the size of the stack frames used by that stage. 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This vulnerability affects MongoDB Server v4.4 versions prior to and including 4.4.28, MongoDB Server v5.0 versions prior to 5.0.4 and MongoDB Server v4.2 versions prior to 4.2.16.\n\nWorkaround: \u003e= v4.2.16 users and all v4.4 users can add the --setParameter internalPipelineLengthLimit=50 instead of the default 1000 to mongod at startup to prevent a crash.","status":"published","published":"2022-04-12T14:15:16.692Z","modified":"2024-09-16T20:03:21.667Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-121"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:33:07.014772Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2021-18906","description":"It may be possible to have an extremely long aggregation pipeline in conjunction with a specific stage/operator and cause a stack overflow due to the size of the stack frames used by that stage. 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