CVE-2025-3084 | MongoDB Server may crash due to improper validation of explain command

When run on commands with certain arguments set, explain may fail to validate these arguments before using them. This can lead to crashes in router servers. This affects MongoDB Server v5.0 prior to 5.0.31, MongoDB Server v6.0 prior to 6.0.20, MongoDB Server v7.0 prior to 7.0.16 and MongoDB Server v8.0 prior to 8.0.4

Published: 2025-04-01 Last update: 2025-09-24 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-3084 is rated Moderate Risk (44.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.29%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-3084

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 2026-05-10 0.48% 0.29% -0.18%
2 2026-01-26 0.16% 0.48% +0.32%
3 2025-12-28 — 0.16% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-3084

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-3084

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-3084

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-3084 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mongodb), 10 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 5, deferred 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-3084

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-3084

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mongodb mongodb >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.31 cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mongodb mongodb >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mongodb mongodb >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mongodb mongodb >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-3084

URL Tags
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-103153 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
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