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CVE-2021-20334

Local privilege escalation in MongoDB Compass for Windows

Published: Apr 6, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-269
4.8MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 89.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

ABB is aware of publicly reported vulnerabilities affecting MongoDB 4.2, which is bundled within the IIoT Services of the affected product versions. MongoDB 4.2 has reached end-of-life and contains multiple known security vulnerabilities. An attacker who successfully exploits these vulnerabilities could potentially access sensitive information, cause denial of service, or disrupt system availability.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:RS:UC:LI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-269

Affected Products

MongoDB Inc.
commercial·USaka mongodb ops manager, mongodb server, mongodb
MongoDB CompassOn-premDesktop App
Databases / db-tooling
mongodb
commercial·US
compass
Databases

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://psirt.abb.com/csaf/2026/9akk108472a9037.json
psirt.abb.com
https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK108472A9037&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=pdf&Action=Launch
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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-218-01.json
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