CVE-2025-1755 MongoDB Compass may be susceptible to local privilege escalation in Windows

High 7.5 Published 27 Feb 2025 Updated 27 Feb 2025

Local attackers can escalate privileges on Windows by placing a crafted file in a specific directory, affecting MongoDB Compass users.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-1755?

CVE-2025-1755 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux for Ibm Z Systems, published on 27 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

MongoDB Compass may be susceptible to local privilege escalation under certain conditions potentially enabling unauthorized actions on a user's system with elevated privileges, when a crafted file is stored in C:\node_modules\. This issue affects MongoDB Compass prior to 1.42.1

Weakness: CWE-426

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1755?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Mongodb Compass, Redhat Enterprise Linux for Arm 64, Redhat Enterprise Linux for Ibm Z Systems, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server for Power Little Endian Update Services for Sap Solutions, Redhat Enterprise Linux Update Services for Sap Solutions.

How do I fix CVE-2025-1755?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1755 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-1755 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1755 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Redhat Enterprise Linux for Ibm Z Systems vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-25hc-2p68-qc2g.