Sensitive information in log files in Elastic Cloud Enterprise
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-532.
Summary
Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) versions prior to 1.1.4 contain an information exposure vulnerability. It was discovered that certain exception conditions would result in encryption keys, passwords, and other security sensitive headers being leaked to the allocator logs. An attacker with access to the logging cluster may obtain leaked credentials and perform authenticated actions using these credentials.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Elastic Cloud Enterprise (Elastic) Fixed in 1.1.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-3828
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8r79-689g-cpr3
References
More Elastic Cloud Enterprise vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-24797 Improper authorization in Elastic Cloud Enterprise CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-25085 Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2025-25091 Elastic Cloud Enterprise Improper Authorization CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-82441 Link following in Elastic Cloud Enterprise exposes deployment data CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2023-15036 Elasticsearch uncontrolled resource consumption CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-82444 Link following in Elastic Cloud Enterprise exposes other deployments CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2018-3828 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-3828 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8r79-689g-cpr3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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