CVE-2025-1756: mongosh may be susceptible to local privilege escalation under certain conditions potentially enabling unautho

Routine

HIGH 7.5WATCHLISTUPGRADEDOWNGRADEDOWNGRADE

CVE-2025-1756 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.5) affecting mongosh, codeready linux builder eus, codeready linux builder for arm64 eus. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

mongosh may be susceptible to local privilege escalation under certain conditions potentially enabling unauthorized actions on a user's system with elevated privilege, when a crafted file is stored in C:\node_modules\. This issue affects mongosh prior to 2.3.0

Why this priority

High severity
On your watchlist

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	7.5 (High)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	High
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.2% (top 95%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-426
Published	2025-02-27
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MongoDB, Inc. · Vendor: mongodb · redhat

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-02-27 16:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 08:39 UTCUpdated Record last modified

mongodb mongosh UPGRADE

Affected: < 2.3.0

Fixed in: 2.3.0

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy mongosh || rpm -q mongosh || mongosh --version

2. UPGRADE to 2.3.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade mongosh

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade mongosh

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

redhat codeready linux builder eus DOWNGRADE

Affected: 9.4

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 9.4

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy codeready-linux-builder-eus || rpm -q codeready-linux-builder-eus || codeready-linux-builder-eus --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 9.4 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison codeready-linux-builder-eus sudo apt install codeready-linux-builder-eus=<VERSION_BEFORE_9.4> sudo apt-mark hold codeready-linux-builder-eus

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list codeready-linux-builder-eus sudo dnf downgrade codeready-linux-builder-eus-<VERSION_BEFORE_9.4> sudo dnf versionlock add codeready-linux-builder-eus

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

redhat codeready linux builder for arm64 eus DOWNGRADE

Affected: 9.4_aarch64

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 9.4_aarch64

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy codeready-linux-builder-for-arm64-eus || rpm -q codeready-linux-builder-for-arm64-eus || codeready-linux-builder-for-arm64-eus --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 9.4_aarch64 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison codeready-linux-builder-for-arm64-eus sudo apt install codeready-linux-builder-for-arm64-eus=<VERSION_BEFORE_9.4_aarch64> sudo apt-mark hold codeready-linux-builder-for-arm64-eus

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list codeready-linux-builder-for-arm64-eus sudo dnf downgrade codeready-linux-builder-for-arm64-eus-<VERSION_BEFORE_9.4_aarch64> sudo dnf versionlock add codeready-linux-builder-for-arm64-eus

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

redhat codeready linux builder for ibm z systems eus DOWNGRADE

Affected: 9.4_s390x

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 9.4_s390x

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy codeready-linux-builder-for-ibm-z-systems-eus || rpm -q codeready-linux-builder-for-ibm-z-systems-eus || codeready-linux-builder-for-ibm-z-systems-eus --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 9.4_s390x (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison codeready-linux-builder-for-ibm-z-systems-eus sudo apt install codeready-linux-builder-for-ibm-z-systems-eus=<VERSION_BEFORE_9.4_s390x> sudo apt-mark hold codeready-linux-builder-for-ibm-z-systems-eus

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list codeready-linux-builder-for-ibm-z-systems-eus sudo dnf downgrade codeready-linux-builder-for-ibm-z-systems-eus-<VERSION_BEFORE_9.4_s390x> sudo dnf versionlock add codeready-linux-builder-for-ibm-z-systems-eus

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

redhat codeready linux builder for power little endian eus DOWNGRADE

Affected: 9.4_ppc64le

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 9.4_ppc64le

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy codeready-linux-builder-for-power-little-endian-eus || rpm -q codeready-linux-builder-for-power-little-endian-eus || codeready-linux-builder-for-power-little-endian-eus --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 9.4_ppc64le (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison codeready-linux-builder-for-power-little-endian-eus sudo apt install codeready-linux-builder-for-power-little-endian-eus=<VERSION_BEFORE_9.4_ppc64le> sudo apt-mark hold codeready-linux-builder-for-power-little-endian-eus

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list codeready-linux-builder-for-power-little-endian-eus sudo dnf downgrade codeready-linux-builder-for-power-little-endian-eus-<VERSION_BEFORE_9.4_ppc64le> sudo dnf versionlock add codeready-linux-builder-for-power-little-endian-eus

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

redhat enterprise linux update services for sap solutions DOWNGRADE

Affected: 9.4

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 9.4

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy enterprise-linux-update-services-for-sap-solutions || rpm -q enterprise-linux-update-services-for-sap-solutions || enterprise-linux-update-services-for-sap-solutions --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 9.4 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison enterprise-linux-update-services-for-sap-solutions sudo apt install enterprise-linux-update-services-for-sap-solutions=<VERSION_BEFORE_9.4> sudo apt-mark hold enterprise-linux-update-services-for-sap-solutions

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list enterprise-linux-update-services-for-sap-solutions sudo dnf downgrade enterprise-linux-update-services-for-sap-solutions-<VERSION_BEFORE_9.4> sudo dnf versionlock add enterprise-linux-update-services-for-sap-solutions

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-1756?

mongosh: upgrade to 2.3.0; codeready linux builder eus: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation; codeready linux builder for arm64 eus: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-1756 being exploited?

CVE-2025-1756 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2025-1756 affect?

CVE-2025-1756 affects mongosh, codeready linux builder eus, codeready linux builder for arm64 eus. Severity is high (CVSS 7.5). mongosh may be susceptible to local privilege escalation under certain conditions potentially enabling unauthorized actions on a user's system with elevated privilege, when a crafted file is stored in C:\node_modules\. This issue affects mo

How urgent is CVE-2025-1756?

Priority 33/100. High severity; On your watchlist

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