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GHSA-53P5-CGQ8-8JM6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-01 15:31 – Updated: 2026-09-01 15:31

Details

A local vulnerability in the Winlogbeat Windows installer caused runtime files to be placed in a directory writable by unprivileged users. A low-privileged attacker with existing access to the system could pre-position malicious filesystem links, causing a subsequent elevated Winlogbeat operation to write to or delete arbitrary files. Successful exploitation could result in a denial of service.

Severity

7.2 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2024-14047 (GCVE-0-2024-14047)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-01 13:59 – Updated: 2026-09-01 15:47

Title

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') in Winlogbeat Leading to Arbitrary File Write and Denial of Service

Summary

Severity

7.2 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-01 15:47 UTC

CWE

CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Assigner

elastic mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-8-13-0-se…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Elastic	Elastic Security	Affected: 7.6.0 , ≤ 8.12.2 (semver)

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GHSA-53P5-CGQ8-8JM6

CVE-2024-14047 (GCVE-0-2024-14047)

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