Improper access control in Elastic X-Pack Security
Priority LOW 30CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284 and CWE-269.
Summary
An error was found in the X-Pack Security 5.3.0 to 5.5.2 privilege enforcement. If a user has either 'delete' or 'index' permissions on an index in a cluster, they may be able to issue both delete and index requests against that index.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00612 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Elastic X-Pack Security | 5.3.0 to 5.5.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Elastic X-Pack Security VendorElastic Affected 5.3.0 to 5.5.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.0 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.1 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.2 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.3 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4.0 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.0 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.2 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.0 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.1 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.2 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.3 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.0 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.2 Vulnerable ·Elastic
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8447
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gr96-2h6w-pf97
References
More Elastic X-pack vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-02792 Improper authentication in Elastic X-Pack Security CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-05988 Improper access control in Elastic X-Pack Alerting CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-05978 Improper access control in Elastic X-Pack Security CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-05990 Incorrect permission assignment in Elastic X-Pack Security CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-05982 Information disclosure in Elasticsearch X-Pack Security CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2017-05989 Incorrect permission assignment in Elastic X-Pack Security CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2017-8447 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-8447 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gr96-2h6w-pf97 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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