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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-7553

Incorrect validation of files loaded from a local untrusted directory may allow local privilege escalation if the underlying operating systems is Windows.

Published Aug 7, 2024 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Incorrect validation of files

Last checked Nov 1, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-7553. EPSS is 0.26%. Act only if a listed version of Incorrect validation of files is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Incorrect validation of files).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.26%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe mongodb/c driver · cpe mongodb/mongodb · cpe mongodb/php driver

Incorrect validation of files loaded from a local untrusted directory may allow local privilege escalation if the underlying operating systems is Windows. This may result in the application executing arbitrary behaviour determined by the contents of untrusted files. This issue affects MongoDB Server v5.0 versions prior to 5.0.27, MongoDB Server v6.0 versions prior to 6.0.16, MongoDB Server v7.0 versions prior to 7.0.12, MongoDB Server v7.3 versions prior 7.3.3, MongoDB C Driver versions prior to 1.26.2 and MongoDB PHP Driver versions prior to 1.18.1. Required Configuration: Only environments with Windows as the underlying operating system is affected by this issue

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe mongodb/c driver< 1.26.2
  • cpe mongodb/mongodb< 5.0.27
  • cpe mongodb/mongodb< 6.0.16
  • cpe mongodb/mongodb< 7.0.12
  • cpe mongodb/mongodb< 7.3.3
  • cpe mongodb/php driver< 1.18.1

How to fix CVE-2024-7553

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2024-7553 lists a fix boundary at 1.26.2. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Affected < 1.26.2

  • Advisory

    Open the inventory_high record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-7553. EPSS is 0.26%. Act only if a listed version of Incorrect validation of files is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with mongodb/c driver < 1.26.2; mongodb/php driver < 1.18.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-284: Improper Access Control. EPSS 0.26%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

MongoDB securityWindows security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 7, 2024 · Monitored products — high

    Detected

    Incorrect validation of files loaded from a local untrusted directory may allow local privilege escalation if the underlying operating systems is Windows. This may result in the application executing arbitrary behaviour determined by the contents of untrusted files. This issue affects MongoDB Server v5.0 versions prior to 5.0.27, MongoDB Server v6.0 versions prior to 6.0.16, MongoDB Server v7.0 ve

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · Monitored products — high

    Updated

    Incorrect validation of files loaded from a local untrusted directory may allow local privilege escalation if the underlying operating systems is Windows. This may result in the application executing arbitrary behaviour determined by the contents of untrusted files. This issue affects MongoDB Server v5.0 versions prior to 5.0.27, MongoDB Server v6.0 versions prior to 6.0.16, MongoDB Server v7.0 ve

Sources

  • Monitored products — highVendor advisoryCVE-2024-7553

    Incorrect validation of files loaded from a local untrusted directory may allow local privilege escalation if the underlying operating systems is Windows. This may result in the application executing arbitrary behaviour determined by the contents of untrusted files. This issue affects MongoDB Server v5.0 versions prior to 5.0.27, MongoDB Server v6.0 versions prior to 6.0.16, MongoDB Server v7.0 ve

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 1, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • Monitored products — highNov 1, 2026