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title: "CVE-2026-96750: MongoDB Compass - Command Injection"
description: "MongoDB Compass contains a command injection caused by unescaped database name interpolation in the embedded shell, letting users with database creation privileges execute shell commands with Compass process privileges, exploit requires Compass user to open the shell for the affected database."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-96750/
---

# CVE-2026-96750 MongoDB Compass - Command Injection

MongoDB Compass contains a command injection caused by unescaped database name interpolation in the embedded shell, letting users with database creation privileges execute shell commands with Compass process privileges, exploit requires Compass user to open the shell for the affected database.

CVSS base score 7.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.21% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96750)

## Details

Type

Command Injection

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

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

Published

24 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-94](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of MongoDB Compass.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96750](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96750)
- [https://github.com/mongodb-js/compass/releases/tag/v1.49.12](https://github.com/mongodb-js/compass/releases/tag/v1.49.12)

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