CVE-2025-1692

MongoDB Shell may be susceptible to control character injection via pasting

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

Category

6.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.02%
Affected: MongoDB Inc mongosh
Published at:
Updated at:

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-1692?
CVE-2025-1692 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-1692?
To fix CVE-2025-1692, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2025-1692 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-1692 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-1692?
CVE-2025-1692 affects MongoDB Inc mongosh.
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