Is there a public exploit for CVE-2025-23061?

Yes. Proof-of-concept code for CVE-2025-23061 has been published publicly.

Is there a proof of concept for CVE-2025-23061?

Yes — 2 proof-of-concept entries are linked on this page, from public repositories and community submissions. They are listed for authorised testing only.

How severe is CVE-2025-23061?

CVE-2025-23061 scores CVSS 9.8 (v3.1), rated critical. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.24%.

What does CVE-2025-23061 affect?

CVE-2025-23061 affects mongoosejs Mongoose.

9.8 Critical

Mongoose before 8.9.5 can improperly use a nested $where filter with a populate() match, leading to search injection.

CVE-2025-23061

Mongoose before 8.9.5 can improperly use a nested $where filter with a populate() match, leading to search injection. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-53900.

Proof-of-concept code is published

Public PoC · Nuclei template

A Nuclei detection template exists for this, which means it is scanned for at internet scale rather than looked for deliberately.

Signals come from Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei and published proof-of-concept repositories. Their absence means nothing was found, not that nothing exists.

Assessment

CVSS: 9.8 (v3.1)
Severity: Critical
EPSS: 7.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Known exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Exploit availability: Public PoC, Nuclei template
Published: 15 January 2025
Last updated: 17 June 2026
Affected: mongoosejs · Mongoose
Weakness: CWE-94
Assigner: cve@mitre.org

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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