CVE-2026-115712

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Description

Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) can lead to unauthorized modification of platform-level settings via Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs (CAPEC-1). An authenticated user with read-only access to the platform can change an installation-wide account setting that only platform administrators are permitted to change.

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS score

4.3 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Undergoing Analysis

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-10-29 15:17:18.337000

Last modified

2026-10-29 17:18:01.623000

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  "id": "CVE-2026-115712",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-29T15:17:18.337",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-29T17:18:01.623",
  "vulnStatus": "Undergoing Analysis",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) can lead to unauthorized modification of platform-level settings via Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs (CAPEC-1). An authenticated user with read-only access to the platform can change an installation-wide account setting that only platform administrators are permitted to change."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Elastic",
          "product": "Elastic Cloud Enterprise",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "3.8.0",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "3.8.5",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "4.0.0",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "4.2.0",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Secondary",
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          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
          "baseScore": 4.3,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
        "impactScore": 1.4
      }
    ],
    "ssvcV203": [
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        "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
        "ssvcData": {
          "timestamp": "2026-10-29T14:38:05.538290Z",
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              "exploitation": "none"
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            {
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            },
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          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
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  "weaknesses": [
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      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
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  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-enterprise-ece-3-8-6-and-4-2-1-security-update-esa-2026-221/391265",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}