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TI-2024-24798 Aliases CVE-2024-37283GHSA-9mq7-8hm8-q3mp

Elastic Agent Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Priority LOW 30CWE-532Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-532.

Summary

An issue was discovered whereby Elastic Agent will leak secrets from the agent policy elastic-agent.yml only when the log level is configured to debug. By default the log level is set to info, where no leak occurs.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00563 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Elastic Agent (Elastic): 8.15.0

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ElasticElastic Agent8.6.0 to before 8.15.08.15.0Patch availableCNA
  • Elastic Agent VendorElastic Affected 8.6.0 to before 8.15.0 Fixed in 8.15.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elastic_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.6.0 to before 8.15.0VulnerableElastic
  • cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elastic_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.6.0 to before 8.15.0 Vulnerable ·Elastic

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Elastic Agent (Elastic) Fixed in 8.15.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-37283
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9mq7-8hm8-q3mp

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2026-54653 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in Elastic Agent Leading to Local Privilege Escalation to SYSTEM CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2024-35456 Elastic Agent Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-15038 Beats, Elastic Agent, APM Server, and Fleet Server Improper Certificate Validation issue CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-25171 Elastic Agent / Elastic Endpoint Security local API key disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2023-06115 Elastic Agent Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8

Sources

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