Medium severity4.2NVD Advisory· Published Apr 12, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-7924

Description

Usage of specific command line parameter in MongoDB Tools which was originally intended to just skip hostname checks, may result in MongoDB skipping all certificate validation. This may result in accepting invalid certificates.This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Database Tools 3.6 versions later than 3.6.5; 3.6 versions prior to 3.6.21; 4.0 versions prior to 4.0.21; 4.2 versions prior to 4.2.11; 100 versions prior to 100.2.0. MongoDB Inc. Mongomirror 0 versions later than 0.6.0.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
github.com/mongodb/mongo-toolsGo	>= 100.0.0, < 100.2.0	100.2.0

Affected products

MongoDB/Database Tools
cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:database_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: >=3.6.5,<3.6.21
MongoDB/Mongomirror
cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongomirror:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <0.6.0
ghsa-coords
pkg:golang/github.com/mongodb/mongo-tools
Range: >= 100.0.0, < 100.2.0
MongoDB Inc./MongoDB Database Toolsv5
Range: 3.6.5
MongoDB Inc./Mongomirrorv5
Range: 0.6.0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

jira.mongodb.org/browse/TOOLS-2587nvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor AdvisoryWEB
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6cwm-wm82-hgrwghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7924ghsaADVISORY
github.com/mongodb/mongo-tools/commit/8c1800b5155084f954a39a1f2f259efac3bb86deghsaWEB

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CISA ICS Advisories

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