Elastic Network Drive Connector Improper Access Control
Priority LOW 29CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the Windows Network Drive Connector when using Document Level Security to assign permissions to a file, with explicit allow write and deny read. Although the document is not accessible to the user in Network Drive it is visible in search applications to the user.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00365 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Elastic Network Drive Connector (Elastic): 8.12.1
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
- Fix · CNA Elastic Network Drive Connector (Elastic) Fixed in 8.12.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-23447
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p6wv-4394-73p5
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-23447 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-23447 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p6wv-4394-73p5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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