CVE-2025-10491: MongoDB Inc MongoDB Server

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

Affected products

• MongoDB Inc MongoDB Server: from 6.0, before 6.0.25 (fixed in 6.0.25); from 7.0, before 7.0.21 (fixed in 7.0.21); from 8.0, before 8.0.5 (fixed in 8.0.5)

Published 2025-09-15. Last modified 2026-06-17.