# What is CVE-2025-1691? > CVE-2025-1691 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.5) in Mongosh from Mongodb, published on 27 February 2025. It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts its chance of use in the next 30 days at 0.4%. If you run an affected version, plan in the vendor’s fix. Canonical page: https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2025-1691 ## At a glance - **Verdict:** Plan it in. No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle. - **Precursor Intelligence risk score:** 46 out of 100 (Medium); action: Plan remediation. Kept up to date as the evidence changes. - **Severity:** Medium (CVSS 6.5 out of 10) - **Known to be exploited:** No, not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today - **Chance of use in the next 30 days:** 0.4% (latest exploit-likelihood forecast) - **Published:** 27 February 2025 - **Record last updated:** 22 September 2025 - **Main product:** Mongosh from Mongodb - **Affected products:** 1 ## What is CVE-2025-1691? In plain terms It can be attacked from anywhere on the internet without logging in, but a person has to take an action first. If it works, the attacker can change data. ### The official description The MongoDB Shell may be susceptible to control character injection where an attacker with control of the mongosh autocomplete feature, can use the autocompletion feature to input and run obfuscated malicious text. This requires user interaction in the form of the user using ‘tab’ to autocomplete text that is a prefix of the attacker’s prepared autocompletion. This issue affects mongosh versions prior to 2.3.9.  The vulnerability is exploitable only when mongosh is connected to a cluster that is partially or fully controlled by an attacker. ### What kind of flaw is it? - CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') ### How an attack on it works - Where an attacker can be: Anywhere on the internet - How hard it is to pull off: Easy: no special conditions - Login needed first: No login needed - Does someone have to click: Yes, a person has to take an action - What an attacker gets: Can change data Severity vector: `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N` ## Is CVE-2025-1691 being exploited? Not that we know of It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.4%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching. Exploit likelihood over the last 7 days: 0.4%, 0.4%, 0.4%, 0.4%, 0.4%, 0.4%, 0.4%. ### Timeline - 27 February 2025: Published - 22 September 2025: Record last updated ### How Precursor Intelligence ranks it CVE-2025-1691 scores **46 out of 100 (Medium)**, with the action "Plan remediation". Every published flaw gets a risk score from 0 to 100, kept up to date as the evidence changes. Four things go into the score, from the one that counts most to the ones that count less: - Evidence it is being exploited: biggest factor - How severe it is: strong factor - How widely exposed it is: smaller factor - Threat activity around it: smaller factor 85 and above is Critical. Anything confirmed as exploited is always marked for an emergency patch, whatever its score. When this flaw matches software you track, it lands in your list with its score and the reasons behind it. ## Who is affected by CVE-2025-1691? The published record lists 1 product. Versions are as published: "before 2.3.9" means every version up to, but not including, 2.3.9. - [Mongosh](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/mongodb/mongosh) by [Mongodb](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/mongodb) (Application): before 2.3.9 ## How do I fix CVE-2025-1691? 1. **Check whether you run it.** Compare your versions with the affected products above. Not sure what you run? Precursor Intelligence can work it out from your public website, or you can pick it from a list. 2. **Apply the vendor’s fix.** Install the update named in the vendor’s advisory. We’ve put the advisory first in the list. 3. **If you can’t patch today.** Follow any mitigation the vendor publishes, and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet until the update is in. 4. **Keep an eye on it.** Track the product and we tell you as soon as we spot this flaw on the list of exploited flaws, or a jump in its exploit likelihood. ### References - [jira.mongodb.org](https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/MONGOSH-2024) (Issue tracking, Vendor advisory) ## Questions ### What is CVE-2025-1691? CVE-2025-1691 is a medium-severity flaw in Mongosh from Mongodb, published on 27 February 2025. It can be attacked from anywhere on the internet without logging in, but a person has to take an action first. If it works, the attacker can change data. ### How serious is CVE-2025-1691? It scores 6.5 out of 10 on the CVSS severity scale, which is medium. Our risk score for CVE-2025-1691 is 46 out of 100, which is Medium. Its action is "Plan remediation". No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle. ### Is CVE-2025-1691 being exploited? It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.4%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching. ### Which versions does CVE-2025-1691 affect? For Mongosh from Mongodb: before 2.3.9. ### How do I fix CVE-2025-1691? Install the update the vendor names in its advisory, linked first under "How do I fix" on this page. If you can't patch today, follow the vendor's mitigation and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet. ## Does CVE-2025-1691 affect you? 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