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CVE-2025-10491

Published: Sep 15, 2025

Modified: Feb 26, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.8

HIGH

Description

The MongoDB Windows installation MSI may leave ACLs unset on custom installation directories allowing a local attacker to introduce executable code to MongoDB's process via DLL hijacking. This issue affects MongoDB Server v6.0 version prior to 6.0.25, MongoDB Server v7.0 version prior to 7.0.21 and MongoDB Server v8.0 version prior to 8.0.5

VendorProductVersions

MongoDB Inc

MongoDB Server

affected
6.0 - < 6.0.25
affected
7.0 - < 7.0.21
affected
8.0 - < 8.0.5

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-284

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

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