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ElasticCVE-2026-78602

Elastic Maps Server: path traversal

Medium5.3CVE-2026-78602 · Published Sep 2, 2026 · updated Sep 8, 2026

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22) in Elastic Maps Server can lead to information disclosure via Path Traversal (CAPEC-126). An unauthenticated attacker able to reach the service over the network could cause it to return the contents of files outside its intended content directory that are readable by the server process.

Elastic advisory

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
Elastic Maps Server
Product
>= 8.19.11, <= 8.19.18No fix yet
>= 9.3.0, <= 9.4.3No fix yet
<= 9.5.0No fix yet
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