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.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mongodb / mongodb | 5.0.0 | 5.0.6.x |