Cybersecurity Today MongoDB - MongoBleed Vulnerability Exploit Reported On Christmas Day
Dec 29, 2025
The podcast dives into the alarming 'Mongo Bleed' vulnerability discovered on Christmas Day, which could expose data due to a zlib flaw. Ubisoft's Rainbow Six Siege is in hot water after hackers manipulated gameplay and distributed billions in in-game currency. Trust Wallet's browser extension was hacked, resulting in a $7 million loss in cryptocurrencies. Additionally, a phishing scam exploiting a GrubHub domain promised fake Bitcoin rewards, showcasing the ongoing threat of cyber fraud.
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Widespread Pre-Auth Memory Leak Risk
- Mongo Bleed is a high-severity flaw that exposes uninitialized heap memory before authentication in MongoDB's Zlib decompression path.
- Public exploit code posted on Christmas Day greatly increases the risk for internet-exposed MongoDB instances.
Patch Or Mitigate MongoDB Immediately
- Patch affected MongoDB versions immediately or apply MongoDB's provided temporary mitigations if you can't patch.
- Disable Zlib compression and restrict network exposure for database servers until updates are applied.
Mass Currency Grant In Rainbow Six Siege
- Ubisoft's Rainbow Six Siege experienced abuse that granted players roughly 2 billion R6 credits and manipulated moderation.
- Ubisoft took the game and marketplace offline and said they would roll back transactions since 11am UTC.