CVE-2026-115708

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') (CWE-59) in Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) can lead to authentication bypass and unauthorized changes to the configuration of other deployments on the same host via Symlink Attack (CAPEC-132).

CVSS v3 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 5.8

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-enterprise-ece-3-8-6-and-4-2-1-security-update-esa-2026-215/391262	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elastic_cloud_enterprise::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elastic_cloud_enterprise::::::::

History

30 Oct 2026, 15:12

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-enterprise-ece-3-8-6-and-4-2-1-security-update-esa-2026-215/391262 -~~	() https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-enterprise-ece-3-8-6-and-4-2-1-security-update-esa-2026-215/391262 - Vendor Advisory
First Time		Elastic Elastic elastic Cloud Enterprise
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elastic_cloud_enterprise::::::::

29 Oct 2026, 15:26

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-29 15:17

Updated : 2026-10-30 18:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-115708

Mitre link : CVE-2026-115708

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-115708

JSON object : View

Products Affected

elastic

elastic_cloud_enterprise

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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