CVE-2025-10491

MongoDB Windows installation MSI may leave ACLs unset on custom installation directories

CVSS 7.8 HIGHEPSS 0.1%CWE-284

Vexday Risk Score

21Low

SSVC decision (CISA)

Track

No exploitation signal → monitor

CVSS 7.8EPSS 0.1%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —

Lifecycle

15 Sep 2025Published on NVD

Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.

The MongoDB Windows installation MSI may leave ACLs unset on custom installation directories allowing a local attacker to introduce executable code to MongoDB's process via DLL hijacking. This issue affects MongoDB Server v6.0 version prior to 6.0.25, MongoDB Server v7.0 version prior to 7.0.21 and MongoDB Server v8.0 version prior to 8.0.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

MongoDB Inc · MongoDB Server

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References

https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-51366