Elasticsearch Improper Authentication (Elastic Elasticsearch)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.19 % · percentile 9 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- elastic
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
Improper Authentication in Elasticsearch PKI realm can lead to user impersonation via specially crafted client certificates. A malicious actor would need to have such a crafted client certificate signed by a legitimate, trusted Certificate Authority.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-287 — Improper Authentication
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | elastic |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | NVD · security@elastic.co (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-m9gh-789g-q5pv — Elasticsearch PKI Realm Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Allows User Impersonation Through Crafted Client Certificates
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-203360
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-37731
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0627 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Splunk · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-1112 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Elastic · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 7.0.0 ≤ 7.17.29cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 8.0.0 < 8.19.8cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 9.0.0 < 9.1.8cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 9.2.0 < 9.2.2
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Elastic · Elasticsearch | affected 7.0.0 ≤ 7.17.29 ; affected 8.0.0 ≤ 8.19.7 ; affected 9.0.0 ≤ 9.1.7 ; affected 9.2.0 ≤ 9.2.1 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |