Vulnerability · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Assigned by elastic
CVE-2024-14047Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') in Winlogbeat Leading to Arbitrary File Write and Denial of Service
High 7.2
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Elastic Security from Elastic. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A local vulnerability in the Winlogbeat Windows installer caused runtime files to be placed in a directory writable by unprivileged users. A low-privileged attacker with existing access to the system could pre-position malicious filesystem links, causing a subsequent elevated Winlogbeat operation to write to or delete arbitrary files. Successful exploitation could result in a denial of service.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Elastic Security | 7.6.0 – through 8.12.2 |
Weakness: CWE-59 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H