6.5

CVE-2021-32037: mongodb inc mongodb server Reachable Assertion

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2021-32037
Published 24-11-2021Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-32037 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Reachable Assertion vulnerability in mongodb inc mongodb server. EPSS estimates a 1.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.24%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 24-11-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An authorized user may trigger an invariant which may result in denial of service or server exit if a relevant aggregation request is sent to a shard. Usually, the requests are sent via mongos and special privileges are required in order to know the address of the shards and to log in to the shards of an auth enabled environment. This issue affects MongoDB Server v5.0 versions prior to and including 5.0.2.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

69%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 1.22% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.24%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Mongodb1 product
Mongodb inc1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • mongodbAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

3 links