CVE-2025-14847
Published 2025-12-19 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source cna@mongodb.com
Summary
CVE-2025-14847 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in MongoDB MongoDB and MongoDB Server. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on December 29, 2025, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by January 19, 2026. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. MongoDB has 2 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 0 of them linked to ransomware.
All 2 known-exploited MongoDB vulnerabilities →Description
Mismatched length fields in Zlib compressed protocol headers may allow a read of uninitialized heap memory by an unauthenticated client. This issue affects all MongoDB Server v7.0 prior to 7.0.28 versions, MongoDB Server v8.0 versions prior to 8.0.17, MongoDB Server v8.2 versions prior to 8.2.3, MongoDB Server v6.0 versions prior to 6.0.27, MongoDB Server v5.0 versions prior to 5.0.32, MongoDB Server v4.4 versions prior to 4.4.30, MongoDB Server v4.2 versions greater than or equal to 4.2.0, MongoDB Server v4.0 versions greater than or equal to 4.0.0, and MongoDB Server v3.6 versions greater than or equal to 3.6.0.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: MongoDB — MongoDB and MongoDB Server
Name: MongoDB and MongoDB Server Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency Vulnerability
Date added: 2025-12-29 · Due: 2026-01-19
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.
References
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-115508
- 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

