CVE-2019-10758

9.9 CRITICAL CISA KEV - Actively Exploited

Published: December 24, 2019 Modified: October 27, 2025

Description

mongo-express before 0.54.0 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via endpoints that uses the `toBSON` method. A misuse of the `vm` dependency to perform `exec` commands in a non-safe environment.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MONGOEXPRESS-473215

Source: report@snyk.io

Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MONGOEXPRESS-473215

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-10758

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

US Government Resource

3 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

9.9 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

94.4%

100th percentile

Exploitation Status

Actively Exploited

Remediation due: 2022-06-10

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94

Affected Vendors

mongo-express_project

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