ElasticsearchGHSA-56r7-h6mw-rcfv
Elasticsearch: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File via reindex API
Fix: upgrade to 8.18.8 or later (4 fixed versions below)
Insertion of sensitive information in log file in Elasticsearch can lead to loss of confidentiality under specific preconditions when auditing requests to the reindex API https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-reindex
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch Maven | >= 7.0.0, < 8.18.8 | 8.18.8 |
| >= 8.19.0, < 8.19.5 | 8.19.5 | |
| >= 9.0.0-beta1, < 9.0.8 | 9.0.8 | |
| >= 9.1.0, < 9.1.5 | 9.1.5 |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Severity from
- GitHub (reviewed advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-532
- Also known as
- BIT-elasticsearch-2025-37727, CVE-2025-37727
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-37727
- github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/commit/e982eef416a5e1c2a4e94236d7d3b33b5c8d07db
- discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-18-8-8-19-5-9-0-8-9-1-5-security-update-esa-2025-18/382453
- github.com/elastic/elasticsearch
- www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.18/release-notes-8.18.8.html