CVE-2025-1755
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CVE-2025-1755 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mongodb | Compass | < 1.42.1 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux For Arm 64 | 9.0_aarch64 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems | 9.0_s390x |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions | 9.0_ppc64le |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Update Services For Sap Solutions | 9.0 |
References
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/COMPASS-9058Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1755.htmlThird Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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