Vulnerability · Published Feb 27, 2025 · Assigned by mongodb
CVE-2025-1755MongoDB Compass may be susceptible to local privilege escalation in Windows
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in MongoDB Compass from MongoDB Inc. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| MongoDB Inc | MongoDB Compass | 0 – before 1.42.1 |
Weakness: CWE-426 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H