ElasticCVE-2026-78607
Elasticsearch: missing authorization
Medium5.4CVE-2026-78607 · Published Sep 1, 2026 · updated Sep 2, 2026
Missing Authorization (CWE-862) in the Elasticsearch custom inference service can lead to information disclosure via Privilege Abuse (CAPEC-122). A user holding only inference execution privileges could cause outbound inference traffic to be directed to a destination of their choosing and could cause administrator-provisioned credentials to be exposed.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Elasticsearch Product | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.19.18 | No fix yet |
| >= 9.0.0, <= 9.3.7 | No fix yet | |
| >= 9.4.0, <= 9.4.3 | No fix yet | |
| <= 9.5.0 | No fix yet |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-862
More Elastic advisories
All Elastic| Date | Advisory | Severity | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | Elastic Kibana: missing authorization | Medium6.5 | No fix yet |
| Sep 1 | Elastic Kibana: path traversal | High7.3 | No fix yet |
| Sep 1 | Elastic Kibana: missing authorization | Medium4.3 | No fix yet |
| Sep 1 | Elastic Kibana: missing authorization | Medium4.3 | No fix yet |
| Sep 1 | Elasticsearch: request smuggling | Medium5.9 | No fix yet |
| Sep 1 | Elastic Kibana: improper authorization | Medium4.2 | No fix yet |