# CVE-2025-3084: MongoDB Server may crash due to improper validation of explain command

> CVE-2025-3084: MongoDB Server may crash due to improper validation of explain command. CVSS 6.5 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-3084
Last updated: 2026-06-17T09:19:09Z

- Published: 2025-04-01 11:14 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 09:19 UTC · Assigner: mongodb
- CVSS: 6.5 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS: 0.41%, 35th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-703

## Description

When run on commands with certain arguments set, explain may fail to validate these arguments before using them. This can lead to crashes in router servers. This affects MongoDB Server v5.0 prior to 5.0.31, MongoDB Server v6.0 prior to 6.0.20, MongoDB Server v7.0 prior to 7.0.16 and MongoDB Server v8.0 prior to 8.0.4

## 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-2025-3084)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-3084)
- [https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-103153](https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-103153)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-3084 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-3084.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2025-3084 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:09:55.016Z