CVE-2025-1755
MongoDB Compass Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 27, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 2:07 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-1755
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-1755.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/COMPASS-9058 | Vendor Advisory Issue Tracking |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1755.html | Third Party Advisory |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-1755 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 09, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-426 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:compass:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.42.1 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_arm_64:9.0_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:9.0_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.0_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added Reference Type CISA-ADP: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1755.html Types: Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type MongoDB, Inc.: https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/COMPASS-9058 Types: Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Feb. 27, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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 Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-426 Added Reference https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/COMPASS-9058 -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Feb. 27, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1755.html
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-1755 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-1755
weaknesses.