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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2019-10758

mongo-express before 0.54.0 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via endpoints that uses the `toBSON` method. A misuse of the `vm` dependency to perform `exec` commands in a non-safe environment.

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1 Nov 2026, 04:17 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2019-10758

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 Dec 2019, 22:15 UTC

mongo-express before 0.54.0 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via endpoints that uses the `toBSON` method. A misuse of the `vm` dependency to perform `exec` commands in a non-safe environment.

osv:CVE-2019-10758
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "mongo-express before 0.54.0 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via endpoints that uses the `toBSON` method. A misuse of the `vm` dependency to perform `exec` commands in a non-safe environment.",
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    "products": [],
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:16.676719303Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-10758",
        "https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MONGOEXPRESS-473215"
      ],
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
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  "published_at": "2019-12-24T22:15:11.183+00:00"
}