CVE 7.8 HIGH

MongoDB Windows installation MSI may leave ACLs unset on custom installation directories_CVE-2025-10491

7.8 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-10491
Source mongodb
Published Sep 15, 2025 at 16:04

Affected Product

Vendor MongoDB Inc
Product MongoDB Server
Version 6.0
Affected Versions MongoDB Inc MongoDB Server 6.0
MongoDB Inc MongoDB Server 7.0
MongoDB Inc MongoDB Server 8.0

CWE Classification

References

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