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CVE-2020-7924

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-7924 describes a vulnerability in MongoDB Database Tools and Mongomirror where a specific command-line parameter, intended for hostname skipping, can inadvertently disable all certificate validation. This allows the acceptance of invalid certificates, impacting confidentiality and integrity. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this network-exploitable vulnerability is low complexity and requires no user interaction, potentially leading to information disclosure and data manipulation. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 3.6.5, < 3.6.21CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:database_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.21CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:database_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.2.0, < 4.2.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:database_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 100.0.0, < 100.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:database_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 0.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongomirror:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.2MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
2.5
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.69%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
49.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0069 is in the 31st percentile among its peer group of 23,701 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

gopatch availablevia ghsa
Product: github.com/mongodb/mongo-toolsFixed in: 100.2.0
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)Fixed in: mongodb

Vendor Advisories (2)

goGHSA-6cwm-wm82-hgrwmedium

MongoDB Tools Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability

May 24, 2022
redhatCVE-2020-7924Moderate

mongodb: sslAllowInvalidHostnames bypass ssl/tls server certification validation entirely

Apr 12, 2021

References

jira.mongodb.org / browse/TOOLS-2587
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory