CVE-2016-6494

5.5 mediumEPSS 0.4%

The client in MongoDB uses world-readable permissions on .dbshell history files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

5.5 medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 32% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-200
Published: 2016-10-03
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

fedoraproject:fedora
mongodb:mongodb

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/8
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92204
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=832908
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362553

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