{"id":"CVE-2024-7553","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2024-7553","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T02:55:19.360Z","title":"Incorrect validation of files loaded from a local untrusted directory may allow local privilege escalation if the underlying operating systems is Windows.","description":"Incorrect validation of files loaded from a local untrusted directory may allow local privilege escalation if the underlying operating systems is Windows. This may result in the application executing arbitrary behaviour determined by the contents of untrusted files. This issue affects MongoDB Server v5.0 versions prior to 5.0.27, MongoDB Server v6.0 versions prior to 6.0.16, MongoDB Server v7.0 versions prior to 7.0.12, MongoDB Server v7.3 versions prior 7.3.3, MongoDB C Driver versions prior to 1.26.2 and MongoDB PHP Driver versions prior to 1.18.1.\n\nRequired Configuration:\n\nOnly environments with Windows as the underlying operating system is affected by this issue","published":"2024-08-07T10:15:39.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T08:20:26.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"cna@mongodb.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-284"],"affected":["mongodb/mongodb","mongodb/c driver","mongodb/php driver"],"epss":{"score":0.0026,"percentile":0.17601,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.26%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/CDRIVER-5650","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cna@mongodb.com"},{"url":"https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/PHPC-2369","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cna@mongodb.com"},{"url":"https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-93211","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cna@mongodb.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7553","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}