MongoDB Server (mongod) may crash in response to unexpected requests

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24272",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "MongoDB Server (mongod) may crash in response to unexpected requests",
    "summary": "An authenticated user may trigger an invariant assertion during command dispatch due to incorrect validation on the $external database. This may result in mongod denial of service or server crash. This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Server v5.0 versions, prior to and including v5.0.6.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2022-24272",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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            "r5.0.5",
            "r5.0.4-rc0",
            "r5.0.4",
            "r5.0.3-rc2",
            "r5.0.3",
            "r5.0.3-rc1",
            "r5.0.3-rc0",
            "r5.0.2-rc0",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:21.834435456Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-63968",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/24xxx/CVE-2022-24272.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24272"
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      "provider_metadata": {
        "cwe_ids": [
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        "cna_assigner": "mongodb",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 488280,
  "published_at": "2022-04-21T10:45:11.96+00:00"
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