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CVE-2026-56144

Incorrect Authorization in Elasticsearch Leading to Information Disclosure

Published: Jul 21, 2026Updated: Jul 22, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-863
5.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 88.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Elasticsearch can allow an authenticated user with limited index privileges to exploit insufficient authorization controls in the ingest simulation feature. By targeting indices they are not authorized to access directly, the user can cause those indices' configured ingest pipelines to execute and return their output, potentially disclosing data processed or enriched by those pipelines. Additionally, the same feature can be used to retrieve index mapping metadata for indices the user are not authorized to access directly.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-863

Affected Products

Elastic
commercial·USaka elasticsearch co., elastic.co
ElasticsearchOn-premDatabase
Databases

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
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References

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-19-18-9-3-7-9-4-4-security-update-esa-2026-56/388555
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