Document database vendor MongoDB has advised customers to update immediately following the discovery of a flaw that could allow unauthenticated users to read uninitialized heap memory.

Designated CVE-2025-14847, the bug, mismatched length fields in zlib compressed protocol headers, could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code and potentially seize control of a device.

The flaw affects the following MongoDB and MongoDB Server versions:

• MongoDB 8.2.0 through 8.2.3
• MongoDB 8.0.0 through 8.0.16
• MongoDB 7.0.0 through 7.0.26
• MongoDB 6.0.0 through 6.0.26
• MongoDB 5.0.0 through 5.0.31
• MongoDB 4.4.0 through 4.4.29
• All MongoDB Server v4.2 versions
• All MongoDB Server v4.0 versions
• All MongoDB Server v3.6 versions

In its advisory, MongoDB “strongly suggested” that users upgrade immediately to the patched versions of the software: MongoDB 8.2.3, 8.0.17, 7.0.28, 6.0.27, 5.0.32, or 4.4.30.

However, it said, “if you cannot upgrade immediately, disable zlib compression on the MongoDB Server by starting mongod or mongos with a networkMessageCompressors or a net.compression.compressors option that explicitly omits zlib.”

MongoDB, one of the most popular NoSQL document databases for developers, says it currently has more than 62,000 customers worldwide, including 70% of the Fortune 100.

This article originally appeared on InfoWorld.

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