CVE-2026-78607
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CVE-2026-78607 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.1/10 on the CVSS scale. Missing Authorization (CWE-862) in the Elasticsearch custom inference service can lead to information disclosure via Privilege Abuse (CAPEC-122). A user holding only inference execution privileges could cause outbound inference traffic to be directed to a destination of their choosing and could cause administrator-provisioned credentials to be exposed.. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Missing Authorization (CWE-862) in the Elasticsearch custom inference service can lead to information disclosure via Privilege Abuse (CAPEC-122). A user holding only inference execution privileges could cause outbound inference traffic to be directed to a destination of their choosing and could cause administrator-provisioned credentials to be exposed.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Elasticsearch | >= 8.0.0, < 8.19.19 |
| Elastic | Elasticsearch | >= 9.0.0, < 9.3.8 |
| Elastic | Elasticsearch | >= 9.4.0, < 9.4.4 |
| Elastic | Elasticsearch | 9.5.0 |
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