What is CVE-2025-23061?

CVE-2025-23061 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mongoosejs Mongoose, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2025-01-15.

How severe is CVE-2025-23061?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-23061 known to be exploited?

6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Mongoosejs Mongoose

CVE-2025-23061

Mongoose before 8.9.5 can improperly use a nested $where filter with a populate() match, leading to search injection. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-53900.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.553 (98.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mongoosejs Mongoose — versions 6.0.0, 7.0.0, 8.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-23061?: CVE-2025-23061 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mongoosejs Mongoose, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2025-01-15.
How severe is CVE-2025-23061?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-23061 known to be exploited?: 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.