CVE-2026-103009 (GCVE-0-2026-103009)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-06 19:31 – Updated: 2026-10-06 19:52
VLAI
Title
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in Elasticsearch Leading to Information Disclosure
Summary
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639) in Elasticsearch can lead to Information Disclosure via a specially crafted cross-cluster search request that references an unauthorized shard identifier. Elasticsearch contains an authorization bypass weakness in its handling of cross-cluster search requests made through the Remote Cluster Security (RCS) 2.0 model. An authorization check validates a request against one identifying attribute of the target shard, while a separate, independently-supplied identifying attribute in the same request determines which shard is actually accessed. A holder of a cross-cluster API key authorized for one index can craft a request whose two identifying attributes refer to different indices, causing the request to be authorized against an index they can access while actually operating against a different, unauthorized index. This can expose that index's document contents, field mappings, and other metadata, and in limited cases allows modification of retention-lease state on the unauthorized index.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-06 19:52 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Assigner
elastic CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 69/100 over 155 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Elastic Elasticsearch Affected: 8.13.0 , ≤ 8.19.22 (semver)
Affected: 9.0.0 , ≤ 9.4.7 (semver)
Affected: 9.5.0 , ≤ 9.5.4 (semver)
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