CVE-2023-1409

highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.004 · 38 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.44% (38th) EPSS

CVSS 7.5 · high

Is it mine?

30 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

If the MongoDB Server running on Windows or macOS is configured to use TLS with a specific set of configuration options that are already known to work securely in other platforms (e.g. Linux), it is possible that client certificate validation may not be in effect, potentially allowing client to establish a TLS connection with the server that supplies any certificate. This issue affect all MongoDB Server v6.3 versions, MongoDB Server v5.0 versions v5.0.0 to v5.0.14 and all MongoDB Server v4.4 versions.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.3–7.5

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6

v3.15.3mediumAV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · cna@mongodb.comexploitability 1.6 · impact 3.6

v3.16.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-295USprimaryCWE-295US

affected products (30)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus <10.1.17all versionscert_bundDE
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus <10.1.17.1all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source MongoDB <4.4.23all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source MongoDB <5.0.19all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source MongoDB <6.0.7all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source MongoDB <7.0.0-rc2all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source MongoDB <7.1.0-rc0all versionscert_bundDE
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus< 10.1.17cert_bundDE
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus< 10.1.17.1cert_bundDE
Open Source MongoDB< 4.4.23cert_bundDE
Open Source MongoDB< 5.0.19cert_bundDE
Open Source MongoDB< 6.0.7cert_bundDE
Open Source MongoDB< 7.0.0-rc2cert_bundDE
Open Source MongoDB< 7.1.0-rc0cert_bundDE
MongoDB Inc MongoDB Server≤ 4.4 ≤4.4.23enisa_euvdEU
MongoDB Inc MongoDB Server≤ 6.3 ≤6.3.2enisa_euvdEU
MongoDB Inc MongoDB Server≤ 5.0 ≤5.0.14enisa_euvdEU
MongoDB Inc. MongoDB4.4.0 → 4.4.23fstec_bduRU
MongoDB Inc. MongoDB5.0.0 → 5.0.19fstec_bduRU
MongoDB Inc. MongoDB6.0.0 → 6.0.7fstec_bduRU

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2023-2127MongoDB: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von SicherheitsvorkehrungenDeutsch2023-08-23csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in MongoDB ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
BIT-mongodb-2023-1409Certificate validation issue in MongoDB Server running on Windows or macOS2024-03-06vendor · osvUS
If the MongoDB Server running on Windows or macOS is configured to use TLS with a specific set of configuration options that are already known to work securely in other platforms (e.g. Linux), it is possible that client certificate validation may not be in effect, potentially allowing client to establish a TLS connection with the server that supplies any certificate. This issue affect all MongoDB Server v6.3 versions, MongoDB Server v5.0 versions v5.0.0 to v5.0.14 and all MongoDB Server v4.4 versions.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund osv NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-08-23modified 2026-06-17

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references (10)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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