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CVE-2019-10758 MongoDB CVE debrief

CVE-2019-10758 is a MongoDB mongo-express remote code execution vulnerability that CISA has included in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. That KEV listing means there is authoritative evidence of active exploitation risk, so this issue should be treated as a high-priority remediation item. The supplied CISA record specifies the required action as applying updates per vendor instructions.

Vendor
MongoDB
Product
mongo-express
CVSS
Unknown
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2021-12-10
Original CVE updated
2021-12-10
Advisory published
2021-12-10
Advisory updated
2021-12-10

Who should care

Organizations running mongo-express, especially if it is reachable from untrusted networks. This is also relevant to vulnerability management, operations, and incident response teams responsible for internet-facing application tooling.

Technical summary

The official source corpus identifies the issue as a remote code execution vulnerability in mongo-express. CISA’s KEV entry confirms it is a known exploited vulnerability and provides the remediation directive to apply vendor updates. No additional technical detail or CVSS score was supplied in the provided corpus.

Defensive priority

Urgent. Because this CVE is in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, remediation should be prioritized ahead of non-KEV issues and completed as soon as practical, following vendor guidance.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Inventory all mongo-express deployments and confirm which instances are exposed.
  • Apply the vendor-recommended updates or mitigations referenced by the official advisories.
  • Reduce or remove unnecessary network exposure, especially for internet-facing admin tooling.
  • Validate remediation by confirming affected instances are on fixed versions or otherwise covered by vendor guidance.
  • Track this CVE as a high-priority item in vulnerability management workflows until fully remediated.

Evidence notes

CISA’s KEV metadata names the vulnerability, marks it as a known exploited issue, and sets dateAdded to 2021-12-10 with dueDate 2022-06-10. The same metadata states the required action is to apply updates per vendor instructions. Official CVE and NVD links were supplied, but no additional technical breakdown or severity score was included in the corpus.

Official resources

Prepared from the supplied CISA KEV metadata and official CVE/NVD references only. No exploit code, weaponized reproduction steps, or unsupported details are included.