TI-2026-68584 Aliases CVE-2026-103007 GHSA-5jrv-cmh5-3vmg

Incorrect authorization in Elasticsearch enables privilege escalation

LOW 34CWE-863Published 2026-10-06 · Updated 2026-10-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: High
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

Elastic Elasticsearch versions 8.16.0 through 8.19.21, 9.0.0 through 9.4.6, and 9.5.0 through 9.5.3 are affected. A non-default delegated role management privilege has an authorization check that does not fully enforce index scoping, because a role setting can expand the matched index set (CWE-863). A user holding this privilege with a broadly scoped index pattern can gain access to restricted indices, including internal security data, and escalate to full cluster administration.

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Description from the CNA

Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Elasticsearch can lead to Privilege Escalation via a delegated administrative privilege whose scope is not fully enforced during authorization checks. Elasticsearch contains an incorrect authorization weakness in a configurable, non-default privilege that lets an administrator delegate limited role-management capability to another user, scoped to specific indices. The authorization check that enforces this scoping does not correctly account for a role-definition setting that can expand the matched index set. A user holding this delegated privilege with a broadly-scoped index pattern can exploit this inconsistency by updating their own assigned role to gain access to indices that should remain restricted, including internal security data. This can enable further escalation up to full administrative control of the cluster.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0034 27th 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Elastic	Elasticsearch	8.16.0 – 8.19.21; 9.0.0 – 9.4.6; 9.5.0 – 9.5.3	—	No fix listed	CNA

Elasticsearch VendorElastic Affected 8.16.0 – 8.19.21; 9.0.0 – 9.4.6; 9.5.0 – 9.5.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch::::::::	8.16.0 to before 8.19.22; 9.0.0 to before 9.4.7; 9.5.0 to before 9.5.4	Vulnerable	Elastic

cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.16.0 to before 8.19.22; 9.0.0 to before 9.4.7; 9.5.0 to before 9.5.4 Vulnerable ·Elastic

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Elasticsearch. Red Hat rates this Important and lists Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) as affected, with no fix plan available.

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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)	Affected	No fix yet

Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat Quay 3

Timeline

2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-103007
2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-10-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-5jrv-cmh5-3vmg
2026-10-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
2026-10-07 CVSS score added · Red Hat
2026-10-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-10-22 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Advisory 1

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-19-22-9-4-7-9-5-4-security-update-esa-2026-197/390871

TI-2015-01295 The Groovy scripting engine in Elasticsearch before 1.3.8 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3 allows… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2014-02491 The default configuration in Elasticsearch before 1.2 enables dynamic scripting, which… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
TI-2023-15037 Elasticsearch StackOverflow vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2021-05135 Information disclosure in Elasticsearch CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2021-05136 All versions of Elastic Cloud Enterprise has the Elasticsearch “anonymous” user enabled… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2015-04530 Elasticsearch before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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