MongoDB Database Tools mongofiles uses a database-stored GridFS filename as the output destination for get_id when --local is not specified. A user who can modify the file metadata can set the stored filename to '-', causing a later authorized retrieval to write the file contents to standard output instead of a local file. If standard output is captured in a location accessible to that user, this may disclose GridFS content the user cannot read directly. Exploitation requires a higher-privileged operator to retrieve the affected file without an explicit local destination and attacker access to the captured output. This issue affects MongoDB Database Tools from version 3.1.4 through versions before 100.20.1.
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial, assessed 2026-11-03. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
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Versions
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Product
Affected
MongoDB Database Tools
from 3.1.4 before 100.20.1
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-13 Subverting Environment Variable Values Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
CAPEC-64 Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic Likelihood: High · Severity: High
CAPEC-72 URL Encoding Likelihood: High · Severity: High
CAPEC-76 Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
CAPEC-78 Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding Likelihood: High · Severity: High
CAPEC-79 Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Likelihood: High · Severity: High
CAPEC-80 Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Likelihood: High · Severity: High
CAPEC-267 Leverage Alternate Encoding Likelihood: High · Severity: High
The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to this record's weaknesses, as MITRE names them. Credits.