CVE-2025-1692 describes a control character injection vulnerability in MongoDB Shell (mongosh) versions prior to 2.3.9. An attacker can exploit this by manipulating a user's clipboard with malicious code obfuscated by control characters, leading to arbitrary code execution when pasted into mongosh. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) requires user interaction (pasting content) but can result in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.3.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongosh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 0, < 2.3.9CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongosh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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