CVE-2025-1756: mongodb inc mongosh Untrusted Search Path
CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesGHSA-f5w3-73h4-jpcm
Published 27-02-2025Last modified 27-02-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-1756 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in mongodb inc mongosh. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.16%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 27-02-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 27-02-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSources3 sources · 7.5–7.8
- CVE.orgCNA7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
- OSV · NpmEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.16%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
5%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.16% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.16%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat12 products
- codeready_linux_builder_eus9.4
- codeready_linux_builder_for_arm64_eus9.4_aarch64
- codeready_linux_builder_for_ibm_z_systems_eus9.4_s390x
- codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian_eus9.4_ppc64le
- enterprise_linux_eus9.4
Mongodb1 product
- mongosh< 2.3.0
Mongodb inc1 product
- mongosh< 2.3.0
Npm1 product
- mongosh< 2.3.0
4 vendors · 15 products
