CVE-2024-7553 | Accessing Untrusted Directory May Allow Local Privilege Escalation

Incorrect validation of files loaded from a local untrusted directory may allow local privilege escalation if the underlying operating systems is Windows. This may result in the application executing arbitrary behaviour determined by the contents of untrusted files. This issue affects MongoDB Server v5.0 versions prior to 5.0.27, MongoDB Server v6.0 versions prior to 6.0.16, MongoDB Server v7.0 versions prior to 7.0.12, MongoDB Server v7.3 versions prior 7.3.3, MongoDB C Driver versions prior to 1.26.2 and MongoDB PHP Driver versions prior to 1.18.1. Required Configuration: Only environments with Windows as the underlying operating system is affected by this issue

Published: 2024-08-07 Last update: 2024-09-19 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-7553 is rated Moderate Risk (44.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.22%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-7553

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-04 0.09% 0.22% +0.13%
2 2026-03-01 0.24% 0.09% -0.15%
3 2026-02-04 — 0.24% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-7553

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.3 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.3 5.9 [email protected]
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-7553

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-7553

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-7553 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (mongo-c-driver, mongodb, php-mongodb), 23 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, trusty, upstream, xenial): ignored 16, DNE 4, released 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-7553

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-7553

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mongodb mongodb >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.27 cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mongodb mongodb >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mongodb mongodb >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mongodb mongodb >= 7.3.0, < 7.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mongodb c_driver < 1.26.2 cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:c_driver:*:*:*:*:*:mongodb:*:*
mongodb php_driver < 1.18.1 cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:php_driver:*:*:*:*:*:mongodb:*:*

References for CVE-2024-7553

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