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Priority LOW 31CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A local vulnerability in the Winlogbeat Windows installer caused runtime files to be placed in a directory writable by unprivileged users. A low-privileged attacker with existing access to the system could pre-position malicious filesystem links, causing a subsequent elevated Winlogbeat operation to write to or delete arbitrary files. Successful exploitation could result in a denial of service.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00144 3rd 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
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-14047
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-53p5-cgq8-8jm6
References
More Elastic Winlogbeat vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-05367 Winlogbeat versions before 5.6.16 and 6.6.2 had an insufficient logging flaw. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-14047 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-14047 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-53p5-cgq8-8jm6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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