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TI-2022-18280 Aliases CVE-2022-38775GHSA-w54m-96qg-mxgp

Improper privilege management in Elastic Endpoint Security

Priority LOW 36CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

An issue was discovered in the rollback feature of Elastic Endpoint Security for Windows, which could allow unprivileged users to elevate their privileges to those of the LocalSystem account.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00262 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ElasticElastic Endpoint SecurityVersion 8.4.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Elastic Endpoint Security VendorElastic Affected Version 8.4.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 8.4.1VulnerableElastic
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:elastic:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.4.1 Vulnerable ·Elastic
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-38775
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w54m-96qg-mxgp

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2022-18281 Improper privilege management in Elastic Endpoint Security CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-18279 Improper privilege management in Elastic Endpoint Security and Elastic Endgame Security CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-07766 Access control flaw in Elastic Endpoint Security CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-25171 Elastic Agent / Elastic Endpoint Security local API key disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2026-40528 Incorrect Authorization in Kibana Leading to Information Disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3

Sources

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