---
id: CVE-2026-115929
title: >-
  MongoDB Compass trusts certificates issued by recoverable eMudhra intermediate
  CAs
summary: "MongoDB Compass relies on Electron, a third-party runtime that carries its own TLS root certificate store. This root certificate store has the\_recoverable\_eMudhra intermediate CA certificates.\_Issue is\_resolved by updating to Compass 1.5…"
severity: medium
cvss: 6.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-295
vendor: 'MongoDB, Inc.'
product: Compass
affected:
  - Compass < 1.53.1
published: '2026-10-24'
updated: '2026-10-24'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-24T00:53:04.619Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-115929'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/mongodb-js/compass/releases/tag/v1.53.1'
  - url: 'https://releases.electronjs.org/release/v44.9.1'
  - url: >-
      https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2026/10/20/protecting-firefox-users-following-the-compromise-of-emudhra-intermediate-certificates/
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-24T01:49:48.529Z'
---

## Overview

MongoDB Compass relies on Electron, a third-party runtime that carries its own TLS root certificate store. This root certificate store has the recoverable eMudhra intermediate CA certificates. Issue is resolved by updating to Compass 1.53.1, which includes Electron 44.9.1.

## Affected

- `Compass < 1.53.1`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.