Insufficient validation of external input in Compass may enable MITM attacks
Priority LOW 33CWE-360Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
MongoDB Compass may accept and use insufficiently validated input from an untrusted external source. This may cause unintended application behavior, including data disclosure and enabling attackers to impersonate users. This issue affects MongoDB Compass versions 1.35.0 to 1.42.0.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00231 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-3371
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-838g-cpgm-j985
References
More MongoDB Compass vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-05918 ejson shell parser in MongoDB Compass maybe bypassed CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-12544 OS command injection in MongoDB Compass CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2025-01512 MongoDB Compass may be susceptible to local privilege escalation in Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-03622 Local privilege escalation in MongoDB Compass for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-07998 Prototype pollution in MongoDB Compass CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2024-3371 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-3371 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-838g-cpgm-j985 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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