// For flags

CVE-2025-1756

MongoDB Shell may be susceptible to local privilege escalation in Windows

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

mongosh may be susceptible to local privilege escalation under certain conditions potentially enabling unauthorized actions on a user's system with elevated privilege, when a crafted file is stored in C:
ode_modules\. This issue affects mongosh prior to 2.3.0

*Credits: T. Doğa Gelişli
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2025-02-27 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-02-27 CVE Published
  • 2025-02-27 CVE Updated
  • 2025-02-28 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
MongoDB Inc
Search vendor "MongoDB Inc"
Mongosh
Search vendor "MongoDB Inc" for product "Mongosh"
< 2.3.0
Search vendor "MongoDB Inc" for product "Mongosh" and version " < 2.3.0"
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Affected