# CVE-2025-10491: MongoDB Windows installation MSI may leave ACLs unset on custom installation directories

> CVE-2025-10491: MongoDB Windows installation MSI may leave ACLs unset on custom installation directories. CVSS 7.8 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-10491
Last updated: 2026-06-17T08:28:25Z

- Published: 2025-09-15 16:04 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 08:28 UTC · Assigner: mongodb
- CVSS: 7.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 0.12%, 2th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-284

## Description

The MongoDB Windows installation MSI may leave ACLs unset on custom installation directories allowing a local attacker to introduce executable code to MongoDB's process via DLL hijacking. This issue affects MongoDB Server v6.0 version prior to 6.0.25, MongoDB Server v7.0 version prior to 7.0.21 and MongoDB Server v8.0 version prior to 8.0.5

## Affected vendors and products

- MongoDB Inc: MongoDB Server

## Tracked companies

- [MongoDB Atlas](https://rewindex.com/company/mongodb-atlas.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-10491)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-10491)
- [https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-51366](https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-51366)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-10491 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-10491.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2025-10491 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:05:42.481Z