CVE-2025-1692: mongosh — Fix

Description

The MongoDB Shell may be susceptible to control character injection where an attacker with control of the user’s clipboard could manipulate them to paste text into mongosh that evaluates arbitrary code. Control characters in the pasted text can be used to obfuscate malicious code. This issue affects mongosh versions prior to 2.3.9

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CVSS v3.1 Score

6.3

MEDIUM

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

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-150 CWE-150

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
mongodb	mongosh	< 2.3.9

References

Advisories & Patches

https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/MONGOSH-2025

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-1692? +

The MongoDB Shell may be susceptible to control character injection where an attacker with control of the user’s clipboard could manipulate them to paste text into mongosh that evaluates arbitrary code. Control characters in the pasted text can be used to obfuscate malicious code. This issue affects mongosh versions prior to 2.3.9 It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2025-1692? +

CVE-2025-1692 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.3 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-1692? +

CVE-2025-1692 affects products from mongodb, specifically: mongosh. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-1692? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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