Uncontrolled Search Path Element Affecting mongodb package, versions [6.0.0-alpha, 6.0.25-rc0)[7.0.0-alpha, 7.0.21-rc0)[8.0.0-alpha, 8.0.5-rc0)
Threat Intelligence
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- published28 Dec 2025
- disclosed15 Sept 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 15 Sep 2025
CVE-2025-10491 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade mongodb to version 6.0.25-rc0, 7.0.21-rc0, 8.0.5-rc0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Search Path Element. An attacker can exploit this by placing a malicious DLL in the affected directory, which may be loaded at startup, resulting in arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the service account.