MongoDB · MongoDB and MongoDB Server
CVE-2025-14847
MongoDB and MongoDB Server Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency Vulnerability
CISA KEV record
- CISA date added
- 2025-12-29
- CISA due date
- 2026-01-19
- Known ransomware use
- Unknown
NVD risk context
8.7 HIGH
CVSS is a technical severity score. CISA’s KEV status remains the evidence that this vulnerability is known to be exploited.
Description
MongoDB Server contains an improper handling of length parameter inconsistency vulnerability in Zlib compressed protocol headers. This vulnerability may allow a read of uninitialized heap memory by an unauthenticated client.
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
NVD reference index
Vendor and remediation references
NVD has tagged these sources as vendor advisories, patches, mitigations, or release notes.
Other NVD references (5)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/12/29/21 ↗
- https://www.smartkeyss.com/post/mongobleed-pre-auth-memory-disclosure-via-op_compressed-in-mongodb-cve-2025-14847 ↗
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-14847-detection-script-heap-memory-exposure-in-mongodb-server ↗
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-14847-mitigation-script-heap-memory-exposure-in-mongodb-server ↗
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-14847 ↗
MITRE CWE context
CWE classification
The product parses a formatted message or structure, but it does not handle or incorrectly handles a length field that is inconsistent with the actual length of the associated data.
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NVD record timeline
These dates describe NVD’s record, not CISA’s KEV addition or remediation due date.
- NVD published
- Dec 19, 2025, 11:15 AM UTC When NVD first published this CVE record.
- NVD last updated
- Jun 17, 2026, 08:36 AM UTC When NVD last changed its analysis or record data.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CISA notes
This vulnerability could affect an open-source component, third-party library, protocol, or proprietary implementation that could be used by different products. For more information, please see: https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-115508 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14847