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CVE-2019-2389

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-2389 describes an issue in MongoDB Server's packaged SysV init scripts affecting versions prior to 4.0.11, 3.6.14, and 3.4.22. It allows highly privileged users with write access to the PID file to insert arbitrary PIDs, leading to a denial of service when the root user stops MongoDB. Rated Medium (CVSS 4.2), this vulnerability requires high privileges and user interaction, with a potential impact of high availability loss. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 3.4.0, < 3.4.22CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.6.0, < 3.6.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.3MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.8
Impact Score
4.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
22.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0031 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 177 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 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

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software CollectionsFixed in: rh-mongodb34-mongodb

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2019-2389Moderate

mongodb: Incorrect scoping in shipped sysV scripts allows arbitrary PID insertion to kill

Aug 30, 2019

References

jira.mongodb.org / browse/SERVER-40563
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory