CVE-2026-78602

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22) in Elastic Maps Server can lead to information disclosure via Path Traversal (CAPEC-126). An unauthenticated attacker able to reach the service over the network could cause it to return the contents of files outside its intended content directory that are readable by the server process.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-maps-server-8-19-19-9-4-4-9-5-1-security-update-esa-2026-148/390108	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:elastic:maps_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:elastic:maps_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:elastic:maps_server:9.5.0:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-09-02 15:17

Updated : 2026-09-08 18:29

NVD link : CVE-2026-78602

Mitre link : CVE-2026-78602

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-78602

JSON object : View

Products Affected

elastic

maps_server

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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