Vulnerability · Published Jul 7, 2025 · Assigned by mongodb
CVE-2025-6713MongoDB Server may be susceptible to privilege escalation due to $mergeCursors stage
High 7.7
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in MongoDB Server 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 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Official description
An unauthorized user may leverage a specially crafted aggregation pipeline to access data without proper authorization due to improper handling of the $mergeCursors stage in MongoDB Server. This may lead to access to data without further authorisation. This issue affects MongoDB Server MongoDB Server v8.0 versions prior to 8.0.7, MongoDB Server v7.0 versions prior to 7.0.19 and MongoDB Server v6.0 versions prior to 6.0.22
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| MongoDB Inc | MongoDB Server | 6.0 – before 6.0.227.0 – before 7.0.198.0 – before 8.0.7 |
Weakness: CWE-285 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N