Configuration may unexpectedly disable certificate validation
Priority LOW 36CWE-295Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
When tlsInsecure=False appears in a connection string, certificate validation is disabled. This vulnerability affects MongoDB Rust Driver versions prior to v3.2.5
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00176 7th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix Partial Rust Driver (MongoDB): v3.2.5mongodb (crates.io): 3.2.5Red Hat: 1 without a fix
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MongoDB | Rust Driver | before v3.2.5 | v3.2.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | mongodb (crates.io) | before 3.2.5 | 3.2.5 | Patch available | GHSA-3p6w-gv5g-xjw9 |
- Rust Driver VendorMongoDB Affected before v3.2.5 Fixed in v3.2.5 Patch available CNA
- mongodb (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 3.2.5 Fixed in 3.2.5 Patch available GHSA-3p6w-gv5g-xjw9
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Rust Driver (MongoDB) Fixed in v3.2.5
- Fix · GHSA-3p6w-gv5g-xjw9 mongodb (crates.io) Fixed in 3.2.5 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-11695
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3p6w-gv5g-xjw9
References
More MongoDB Rust Driver vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-05924 Adversarial unsanitized input may cause MongoDB Rust Driver to issue unintended commands. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-56247 Cross-database write redirection via unvalidated dotted database name in bulk write namespaces CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-60049 GridFS data disclosure and deletion via query-operator injection in file IDs in the MongoDB Rust Driver CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2021-03620 Information disclosure in MongoDB Rust Driver CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.4
Sources
- CVE-2025-11695 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-11695 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3p6w-gv5g-xjw9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-11695 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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