Description
Improper Authentication in Elasticsearch PKI realm can lead to user impersonation via specially crafted client certificates. A malicious actor would need to have such a crafted client certificate signed by a legitimate, trusted Certificate Authority.
Scores
CVSS v3
6.8
EPSS
0.0006
EPSS Percentile
17.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-287
Status
published
Products (2)
elastic/elasticsearch
7.0.0 - 7.17.29
org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch
7.0.0-alpha1 - 8.19.8Maven
Published
Dec 15, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026