Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 20, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-32039

Description

Users with appropriate file access may be able to access unencrypted user credentials saved by MongoDB Extension for VS Code in a binary file. These credentials may be used by malicious attackers to perform unauthorized actions. This vulnerability affects all MongoDB Extension for VS Code including and prior to version 0.7.0

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Affected products

MongoDB/MongoDB
cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:*
Range: <=0.7.0
MongoDB/MongoDB Extension for VS Codellm-fuzzy
Range: <=0.7.0
osv-coords
pkg:bitnami/mongodb
Range: < 0.7.1
MongoDB Inc./MongoDB for VS Codev5
Range: MongoDB for VS Code

Patches

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References

github.com/mongodb-js/vscode/releases/tag/v0.8.0nvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
jira.mongodb.org/browse/VSCODE-313nvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory

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