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CVE-2025-1756

HIGHCVSS 7.8/10EPSS 0.14%

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CVE-2025-1756 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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:\node_modules\. This issue affects mongosh prior to 2.3.0. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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:\node_modules\. This issue affects mongosh prior to 2.3.0

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability
0.14%

3.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
MongodbMongosh< 2.3.0
RedhatCodeready Linux Builder Eus9.4
RedhatCodeready Linux Builder For Arm64 Eus9.4_aarch64
RedhatCodeready Linux Builder For Ibm Z Systems Eus9.4_s390x
RedhatCodeready Linux Builder For Power Little Endian Eus9.4_ppc64le
RedhatEnterprise Linux Update Services For Sap Solutions9.4
RedhatEnterprise Linux Eus9.4
RedhatEnterprise Linux For Arm 649.4_aarch64
RedhatEnterprise Linux For Arm 64 Eus9.4_aarch64
RedhatEnterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems9.4_s390x
RedhatEnterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus9.4_s390x
RedhatEnterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus9.4_ppc64le
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Aus9.4

References

Timeline

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Status
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-1756?
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:\node_modules\. This issue affects mongosh prior to 2.3.0
How severe is CVE-2025-1756?
CVE-2025-1756 has a CVSS score of 7.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.14% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2025-1756?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST