CVE-2026-96749
Description
An integer overflow in the BSON document encoding component of the MongoDB Python Driver's bundled native extension may occur when a single document is built from an unusually large amount of caller-supplied data. Size arithmetic is performed in a signed 32-bit type, and the guard meant to catch the overflow is written in a form whose behavior is not defined by the C language standard. A party with no privileges who can place a very large value into data that an application encodes may, depending on how the native extension was built, cause a write outside the bounds of an allocated buffer inside the application's own process.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
pymongoPyPI | < 4.18.2 | 4.18.2 |
Affected products
3- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/python-pymongo&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/python-pymongo&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0
< 4.18.2-1.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.2-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.6.3-bp160.2.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- github.com/advisories/GHSA-v4x9-3549-crwvghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96749ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/mongodb/mongo-python-driver/blob/4.18.2/doc/changelog.rstnvdWEB
- github.com/mongodb/mongo-python-driver/commit/640dd2383a1a2fb1a10e5222d50ebc0b22a61bd7ghsaWEB
- github.com/mongodb/mongo-python-driver/commit/6ab44be0e97c9d1d5a23725c4978fb25f3249485ghsaWEB
- github.com/mongodb/mongo-python-driver/pull/3066ghsaWEB
- github.com/mongodb/mongo-python-driver/releases/tag/4.18.2nvdWEB
- github.com/mongodb/mongo-python-driver/security/advisories/GHSA-v4x9-3549-crwvnvdWEB
- www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/pymongo-4-18-2-released/343732ghsaWEB
News mentions
1- MongoDB: Seven Vulnerabilities Disclosed Across Drivers and Compass on Sep 24, 2026Vypr Intelligence · Sep 24, 2026