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CVE-2016-6494
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-10-03T18:59:10.523 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:51:16.180

Summary

The client in MongoDB uses world-readable permissions on .dbshell history files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.

Affected products

mongodb — mongodb

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References

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