The `$_internalIndexKey` aggregation expression can be used by any authenticated user to crash a MongoDB server (mongod). The expression fails to handle compound wildcard index specifications, triggering an internal consistency check that aborts the server process. The user must be able to run an aggregation pipeline.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-123081 Vendor Advisory, Issue Tracking
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.1 · mongodbNVD modified 2026-10-24 13:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
References 1
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-123081 Vendor Advisory, Issue Tracking