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TI-2022-18281 Aliases CVE-2022-38777GHSA-x4cg-qw8v-hq66

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 0.00255 17th 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 SecurityElastic Security versions up to 7.17.8 and 8.4.3 and Elastic Endgame versions up to 3.62.2—No fix listedCNA
  • Elastic Endpoint Security VendorElastic Affected Elastic Security versions up to 7.17.8 and 8.4.3 and Elastic Endgame versions up to 3.62.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:endgame:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.62.3VulnerableElastic
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 7.17.9; 8.0.0 to before 8.5.0VulnerableElastic
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:elastic:endgame:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.62.3 Vulnerable ·Elastic
  • cpe:2.3:a:elastic:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.17.9; 8.0.0 to before 8.5.0 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-2022-38777
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x4cg-qw8v-hq66

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2022-18279 Improper privilege management in Elastic Endpoint Security and Elastic Endgame Security CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8

Sources

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