CVE-2025-11575

Local privilege escalation via unset custom-path ACLs

Published Oct 23, 2025 · Updated Oct 23, 2025

Incorrect default permissions in MongoDB Atlas SQL ODBC Driver 1.0.0 through 2.0.0 allow local users to escalate privileges. The Windows MSI installer leaves ACLs unset when a custom installation directory is selected, allowing a low-privileged user to replace or modify installed files. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and a custom installation path; resulting code can run with the privileges of a process that loads the modified driver.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.13%
Next 30 days · Sep 17, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect default permissions in MongoDB Atlas SQL ODBC Driver 1.0.0 through 2.0.0 allow local users to escalate privileges. The Windows MSI installer leaves ACLs unset when a custom installation directory is selected, allowing a low-privileged user to replace or modify installed files. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and a custom installation path; resulting code can run with the privileges of a process that loads the modified driver.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-11575
Published
Oct 23, 2025
Updated
Oct 23, 2025
Vendor
MongoDB
Product
MongoDB Atlas SQL ODBC Driver
Classifications
CWE-276, CAPEC-233, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 23, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0.0 <=2.0.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

MongoDB · MongoDB Atlas SQL ODBC Driverversion=1.0.0 <=2.0.0

Published CVSS scores

7.8MongoDBCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8MongoDBCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions
CAPEC-233Privilege Escalation
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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