CVE-2025-10491

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

CVSS 7.8 HIGHEPSS 0.1%CWE-284

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