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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-20334 · published 6 April 2021

CVE-2021-20334: Mongodb compass improper privilege management vulnerability

Mongodb · Compass

A malicious 3rd party with local access to the Windows machine where MongoDB Compass is installed can execute arbitrary software with the privileges of the user who is running MongoDB Compass. This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Compass 1.x version 1.3.0 on Windows and later versions; 1.x versions prior to 1.25.0 on Windows.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.20% · top 91.1% CWE-269 · Improper privilege management
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.6
0.20%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A malicious 3rd party with local access to the Windows machine where MongoDB Compass is installed can execute arbitrary software with the privileges of the user who is running MongoDB Compass. This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Compass 1.x version 1.3.0 on Windows and later versions; 1.x versions prior to 1.25.0 on Windows.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/COMPASS-4510 Vendor Advisory
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/COMPASS-4510 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-20334), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.