CVE-2025-10491 | THREATINT

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

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-09-15 | Published 2025-09-15 | Updated 2025-09-16 | Assigner mongodb

HIGH: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

CWE-284: Improper Access Control

Product status

Default status

unaffected

6.0 (custom) before 6.0.25

affected

7.0 (custom) before 7.0.21

affected

8.0 (custom) before 8.0.5

affected

References

jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-51366

cve.org (CVE-2025-10491)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-10491)

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