CVE-2025-1756 | MongoDB Shell may be susceptible to local privilege escalation in Windows

mongosh may be susceptible to local privilege escalation under certain conditions potentially enabling unauthorized actions on a user's system with elevated privilege, when a crafted file is stored in C:\node_modules\. This issue affects mongosh prior to 2.3.0

Published: 2025-02-27 Last update: 2025-04-09 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-1756 is rated Low Risk (34.1/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-1756

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 2025-02-28 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-1756

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

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]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-1756

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-1756

GHSA-f5w3-73h4-jpcm · Severity: high · Ecosystem: npm — mongosh vulnerable to local privilege escalation

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-1756

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mongodb mongosh < 2.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongosh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat codeready_linux_builder_eus 9.4 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_eus:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat codeready_linux_builder_for_arm64_eus 9.4_aarch64 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_arm64_eus:9.4_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat codeready_linux_builder_for_ibm_z_systems_eus 9.4_s390x cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:9.4_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian_eus 9.4_ppc64le cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian_eus:9.4_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions 9.4 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 9.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_arm_64 9.4_aarch64 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_arm_64:9.4_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_arm_64_eus 9.4_aarch64 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_arm_64_eus:9.4_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems 9.4_s390x cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:9.4_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus 9.4_s390x cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:9.4_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus 9.4_ppc64le cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus:9.4_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 9.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-1756

URL Tags
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/MONGOSH-2028 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1756 Third Party Advisory
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