MongoDB Compass may be susceptible to local privilege escalation in Windows
Published Feb 27, 2025
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.15%
Description
MongoDB Compass may be susceptible to local privilege escalation under certain conditions potentially enabling unauthorized actions on a user's system with elevated privileges, when a crafted file is stored in C:\node_modules\. This issue affects MongoDB Compass prior to 1.42.1
Affected products
-
- Version 0StatusaffectedConstraints<1.42.1
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MongoDB Inc | MongoDB Compass | unaffected |
|
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 9.0_aarch64
- 9.0_s390x
- 9.0_ppc64le
- 9.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 27, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2025–2026- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (4 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.15% (0.00147) | 3.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.13% (0.00134) | 3.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.01% (0.00012) | 0.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
References (2)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1755.html third-party-advisoryThird Party Advisory
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/COMPASS-9058 Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1755.html | third-party-advisoryThird Party Advisory | |
| https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/COMPASS-9058 | Issue TrackingVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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