What is CVE-2021-32039?

CVE-2021-32039 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MongoDB, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-01-20.

How severe is CVE-2021-32039?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in MongoDB

CVE-2021-32039

Users with appropriate file access may be able to access unencrypted user credentials saved by MongoDB Extension for VS Code in a binary file. These credentials may be used by malicious attackers to perform unauthorized actions. This vulnerability affects all MongoDB Extension for VS Code including and prior to version 0.7.0

Published 2022-01-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

MongoDB
MongoDB Inc. For Vs Code — versions MongoDB for VS Code

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

github.com/mongodb-js/vscode/releases/tag/v0.8.0 (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
jira.mongodb.org/browse/VSCODE-313 (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-32039?: CVE-2021-32039 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MongoDB, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-01-20.
How severe is CVE-2021-32039?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.