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CVE-2019-10758
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Verified 2026-06-22
MongoDB mongo-express vulnerability
mongo-express before 0.54.0 allows remote code execution through endpoints using the toBSON method, enabling unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems.
Verdict
Today item — known-exploited.
An attacker can exploit deserialization flaws in mongo-express request handling to achieve remote code execution. The vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild and poses critical risk to exposed MongoDB management interfaces.
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreExploit available
Fully weaponized — public exploit code is cataloged for this vulnerability.We link the existence of the exploit; we do not host or redistribute payloads.
Reported exploitation
575 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-12-10).
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.84845 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: MongoDB, mongo-express. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
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Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution not established
No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.
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Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1
Attacker
I identify an exposed mongo-express instance and craft a malicious request targeting a toBSON endpoint.
Business
An attacker gains code execution on the database administration server, potentially compromising all MongoDB data and infrastructure.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
I execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the mongo-express process to establish persistence or pivot to other systems.
Business
The organization loses control of its database layer, risking data theft, corruption, or destruction across dependent applications.
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What to do
— defensible action- Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
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