CVE-2025-11535 MongoDB Connector for BI installation MSI leave ACLs unset on custom installation directories
Local attackers can escalate privileges due to unset ACLs on custom installation directories in the MongoDB Connector for BI MSI installer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-11535?
CVE-2025-11535 is a high-severity vulnerability in MongoDB Connector for BI, published on 8 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
MongoDB Connector for BI installation via MSI on Windows leaves ACLs unset on custom install directories allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects MongoDB Connector for BI: from 2.0.0 through 2.14.24.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11535?
How do I fix CVE-2025-11535?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11535 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-11535 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11535 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w3gv-cjxr-hgj3.