What is CVE-2023-4009?

CVE-2023-4009 is a high-severity vulnerability in MongoDB Ops Manager Server, classified under CWE-648. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2023-08-08.

How severe is CVE-2023-4009?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in MongoDB Ops Manager Server

CVE-2023-4009

In MongoDB Ops Manager v5.0 prior to 5.0.22 and v6.0 prior to 6.0.17 it is possible for an authenticated user with project owner or project user admin access to generate an API key with the privileges of org owner resulting in privilege escalation.

Published 2023-08-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (53.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

MongoDB Ops Manager Server
MongoDB Inc. Ops Manager — versions 6.0, 5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

www.mongodb.com/docs/ops-manager/current/release-notes/application/ (Vendor Advisory)
www.mongodb.com/docs/ops-manager/v5.0/release-notes/application/ (Vendor Advisory)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230831-0013/

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4009?: CVE-2023-4009 is a high-severity vulnerability in MongoDB Ops Manager Server, classified under CWE-648. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2023-08-08.
How severe is CVE-2023-4009?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.