CVE-2025-1755 [High] | Privilege Escalation in Compass

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

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-04-08	0.04%	0.05%	+0.01%
2	2025-02-28	—	0.04%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-04-08

0.04%

0.05%

+0.01%

2025-02-28

—

0.04%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.5	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/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:H) Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work. 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:C) Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius. 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.	0.8	6.0	[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]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.5

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/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:H): Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
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:C): Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
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.

0.8

6.0

[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]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-1755

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
mongodb	compass	< 1.42.1	cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:compass::::::::
redhat	enterprise_linux_for_arm_64	9.0_aarch64	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_arm_64:9.0_aarch64:::::::*
redhat	enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems	9.0_s390x	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:9.0_s390x:::::::*
redhat	enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions	9.0_ppc64le	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.0_ppc64le:::::::*
redhat	enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions	9.0	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.0:::::::*

References for CVE-2025-1755

URL	Tags
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/COMPASS-9058	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1755.html	Third Party Advisory

URL

CVE-2025-1755 | MongoDB Compass may be susceptible to local privilege escalation in Windows

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-1755

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-1755

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-1755

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-1755

References for CVE-2025-1755