Process termination via PID file manipulation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Incorrect scoping of kill operations in MongoDB Server's packaged SysV init scripts allow users with write access to the PID file to insert arbitrary PIDs to be killed when the root user stops the MongoDB process via SysV init. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.11; MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.14; MongoDB Server v3.4 versions prior to 3.4.22.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MongoDB | MongoDB Server | 4.0 to before 4.0.11; 3.6 to before 3.6.14; 3.4 to before 3.4.22 | 4.0.11, 3.6.14, 3.4.22 | Patch available | CNA |
- MongoDB Server VendorMongoDB Affected 4.0 to before 4.0.11; 3.6 to before 3.6.14; 3.4 to before 3.4.22 Fixed in 4.0.11, 3.6.14, 3.4.22 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4.0 to before 3.4.22; 3.6.0 to before 3.6.14; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.11 | Vulnerable | MongoDB |
- cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 to before 3.4.22; 3.6.0 to before 3.6.14; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.11 Vulnerable ·MongoDB
Remediation
- Fix · CNA MongoDB Server (MongoDB Inc.) Fixed in 4.0.11, 3.6.14, 3.4.22
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
MongoDB Server 3.4.22, 3.6.14, 4.0.11
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-01950 Code execution on Windows via OpenSSL engine injectionPriority LOW 37
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Software Collections | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
- Red Hat Software Collections
- Red Hat Update Infrastructure 3 for Cloud Providers
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-2389
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vjcf-4g29-6hfr
References
More Mongodb vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-13542 Zlib compressed protocol header length confusion may allow memory read KEVCVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2013-01669 MongoDB before 2.0.9 and 2.2.x before 2.2.4 does not properly validate requests to the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.0
- TI-2026-56639 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in MongoDB Sharded Cluster Router Allows Unauthenticated Denial of Service CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-56628 Reachable assertion in MongoDB Server CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-15322 Improper Input Validation in MongoDB Aggregation Framework Allows Unauthenticated Denial of Service on mongos CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-08537 Unbounded recursion in BSONColumn interleaved-reference causes pre-auth stack overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2019-2389 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-2389 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vjcf-4g29-6hfr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-2389 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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