CVE-2021-32050

MEDIUMNVD 4.24.2—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 4.2 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.6% (49th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
4.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.6%CVSS: 4.2Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

Some MongoDB Drivers may erroneously publish events containing authentication-related data to a command listener configured by an application. The published events may contain security-sensitive data when specific authentication-related commands are executed.

Without due care, an application may inadvertently expose this sensitive information, e.g., by writing it to a log file. This issue only arises if an application enables the command listener feature (this is not enabled by default).

This issue affects the MongoDB C Driver 1.0.0 prior to 1.17.7, MongoDB PHP Driver 1.0.0 prior to 1.9.2, MongoDB Swift Driver 1.0.0 prior to 1.1.1, MongoDB Node.js Driver 3.6 prior to 3.6.10, MongoDB Node.js Driver 4.0 prior to 4.17.0 and MongoDB Node.js Driver 5.0 prior to 5.8.0. This issue also affects users of the MongoDB C++ Driver dependent on the C driver 1.0.0 prior to 1.17.7 (C++ driver prior to 3.7.0).

CVSS v3
4.2
EG Score
4.2MEDIUMmedium confidence
EG Risk
19
EG Risk 19/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity42% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at every mission impact level.
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
EPSS PROB
0.6%
EPSS %ILE
49th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at every mission impact level.

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

August 29, 2023

Last Modified

November 3, 2025

References (13)

Affected Packages

(13 across 7 ecosystems)
Debian:11(3)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
mongo-c-driver1.17.6-1
  • every version up to 1.17.6-1+deb11u1: fixed in 1.17.6-1+deb11u1
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node-mongodb3.6.4+~cs11.13.19-1, 3.6.4+~cs11.13.19-2
  • every version on: no fix on record
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php-mongodb1.11.1+1.9.2+1.7.5-4 ... 2.1.0-1 (17 versions)
  • every version on: no fix on record
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Debian:12(3)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
mongo-c-driver—
  • every version up to 1.18.0-1: fixed in 1.18.0-1
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node-mongodb3.6.4+~cs11.13.19-2
  • every version on: no fix on record
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php-mongodb—
  • every version up to 1.11.1+1.9.2+1.7.5-4: fixed in 1.11.1+1.9.2+1.7.5-4
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Debian:13(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
mongo-c-driver—
  • every version up to 1.18.0-1: fixed in 1.18.0-1
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php-mongodb—
  • every version up to 1.11.1+1.9.2+1.7.5-4: fixed in 1.11.1+1.9.2+1.7.5-4
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Debian:14(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
mongo-c-driver—
  • every version up to 1.18.0-1: fixed in 1.18.0-1
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php-mongodb—
  • every version up to 1.11.1+1.9.2+1.7.5-4: fixed in 1.11.1+1.9.2+1.7.5-4
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npm(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
mongodb—
  • 3.6.0 up to 3.6.10: fixed in 3.6.10
  • 4.0.0 up to 4.17.0: fixed in 4.17.0
  • 5.0.0 up to 5.8.0: fixed in 5.8.0
—
Packagist(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
mongodb/mongodb1.0.0 ... 1.9.0-alpha1 (34 versions)
  • 1.0.0 up to 1.9.2: fixed in 1.9.2
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Swift(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
github.com/mongodb/mongo-swift-driver—1.1.1 (one range)—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-32050?
CVE-2021-32050 is a medium vulnerability published on August 29, 2023. Some MongoDB Drivers may erroneously publish events containing authentication-related data to a command listener configured by an application. The published events may contain security-sensitive data when specific authentication-related commands are executed. Without due care, an application may…
When was CVE-2021-32050 disclosed?
CVE-2021-32050 was first published on August 29, 2023, with the most recent update on November 3, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2021-32050 actively exploited?
CVE-2021-32050 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (49th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-32050?
CVE-2021-32050 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2021-32050?
A fix for CVE-2021-32050 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory.

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