CVE-2025-1755
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\.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.14%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.14% probability · 4th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-426
- Affected
- mongodb/compass · redhat/enterprise linux for arm 64 · redhat/enterprise linux for ibm z systems · redhat/enterprise linux server for power little endian update services for sap solutions · redhat/enterprise linux update services for sap solutions
- Source
- cna@mongodb.com
References
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/COMPASS-9058Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1755.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.