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CVE-2021-32050

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-32050 describes a vulnerability in several MongoDB drivers where authentication-related data can be erroneously published to a command listener, potentially exposing sensitive information if the application logs these events. This affects MongoDB C, PHP, Swift, and Node.js drivers across various versions, as well as the C++ driver. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, allowing for high confidentiality impact without requiring user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 1.0.0, < 1.17.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:c\+\+:*:*:*:*:*:mongodb:*:*
>= 1.0.0, < 1.17.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:c_driver:*:*:*:*:*:mongodb:*:*
>= 3.6, < 3.6.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:mongodb:*:*
>= 4.0, < 4.17.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:mongodb:*:*
>= 5.0, < 5.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:mongodb:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.2MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
0.6
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.49%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
39.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0049 is in the 17th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: mongodb/mongodbFixed in: 1.9.2
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: mongodbFixed in: 3.6.10
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: mongodbFixed in: 4.17.0
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: mongodbFixed in: 5.8.0
swiftpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: github.com/mongodb/mongo-swift-driverFixed in: 1.1.1

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-vxvm-qww3-2fh7medium

MongoDB Driver may publish events containing authentication-related data

Aug 29, 2023

References

lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00027.html
jira.mongodb.org / browse/CDRIVER-3797
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
jira.mongodb.org / browse/CXX-2028
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
jira.mongodb.org / browse/NODE-3356
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
jira.mongodb.org / browse/PHPC-1869
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
jira.mongodb.org / browse/SWIFT-1229
Issue Tracking
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20231006-0001