Duplicate identifier flaw in APM Server leaks agent configuration
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Elastic APM Server versions 8.0.0 through 8.19.23, 9.0.0 through 9.4.8 and 9.5.0 through 9.5.5 are affected. Use of multiple resources with a duplicate identifier (CWE-694) lets a specially crafted agent configuration request return the central configuration of a different service. An authenticated APM agent can receive that configuration until the cached entry expires, and a service can run with settings such as sampling meant for another service.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
Use of Multiple Resources with Duplicate Identifier (CWE-694) in APM Server can lead to information disclosure via a specially crafted agent configuration request. An authenticated APM agent could receive the central agent configuration that belongs to a different service until the cached configuration expires. A service could also run with central configuration settings, such as sampling settings, that were meant for a different service.
Why it matters now
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
The sources list no fixed version for APM Server.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-115289
- 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-03 Alias added: GHSA-w3jx-fg2m-w3g8
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-115289 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-115289 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w3jx-fg2m-w3g8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-115289 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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