CVE-2026-115706

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) Leading to Privilege Escalation

Published Oct 29, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639) in Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) can lead to privilege escalation via Privilege Abuse (CAPEC-122). An attacker who controls any host in an ECE installation can obtain credentials that are reserved for other platform roles. These credentials can give the attacker full control of the ECE control plane and of the deployments that it manages.

Remediation

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elastic_cloud_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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First Time appeared Elastic
Elastic elastic Cloud Enterprise
Vendors & Products Elastic
Elastic elastic Cloud Enterprise
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Description Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639) in Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) can lead to privilege escalation via Privilege Abuse (CAPEC-122). An attacker who controls any host in an ECE installation can obtain credentials that are reserved for other platform roles. These credentials can give the attacker full control of the ECE control plane and of the deployments that it manages.
Title Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) Leading to Privilege Escalation
Weaknesses CWE-639
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
elastic
Published
Updated
Oct 30, 2026, 5:18 PM
Reserved
Oct 23, 2026, 11:09 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 29, 2026, 3:17 PM
Modified
Oct 30, 2026, 6:17 PM