CVE-2026-9754
Mongodb 8.2.0 – 8.2.10
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XSummary
CVE-2026-9754 is a high-severity Use of Uninitialized Variable (CWE-457) vulnerability in Mongodb Mongodb. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 13th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SA-15 (Development Process, Standards, and Tools) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-35853
Vulnerability Data
An authenticated user with the read role may read limited amounts of uninitialized stack memory via specially-crafted issuances of the filemd5 command
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and static analysis directly find uses of uninitialized variables before deployment.
Documented development standards and tools can enforce initialization requirements in code.
Engineering principles can mandate explicit variable initialization to avoid uninitialized use.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly catch uninitialized-variable defects via static analysis and code review while the control encompasses many additional development controls.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing can detect uninitialized-variable bugs, but the control is broader.
Secure development life cycle mandates practices that reduce uninitialized-variable defects.
Application security requirements can specify initialization rules, but the control itself does not directly address the weakness.
Secure coding explicitly requires variable initialization and static-analysis checks.
Secure architecture principles encourage defensive coding that can mitigate uninitialized variables.