Improper Certificate Validation Affecting github.com/mongodb/mongo-tools/common/options package, versions >=3.6.5 <3.6.21>=4.0.0 <4.0.21>=4.2.0 <4.2.11>=100.0.0 <100.2.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMMONGODBMONGOTOOLSCOMMONOPTIONS-7413612
  • published8 Dec 2025
  • disclosed28 Jun 2024
  • creditHuan Li

Introduced: 28 Jun 2024

CVE-2020-7924  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-295  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/mongodb/mongo-tools/common/options to version 3.6.21, 4.0.21, 4.2.11, 100.2.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Certificate Validation due to improper certificate validation. An attacker can intercept secure communications by presenting a forged certificate.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1