Vulnerability · Published Oct 29, 2026 · Assigned by elastic
CVE-2026-115708Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') in Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) Leading to Authentication Bypass
High 7.2
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Elastic Cloud Enterprise from Elastic. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') (CWE-59) in Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) can lead to authentication bypass and unauthorized changes to the configuration of other deployments on the same host via Symlink Attack (CAPEC-132).
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Elastic Cloud Enterprise | 1.0.0 – through 3.8.54.0.0 – through 4.2.0 |
Weakness: CWE-59 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N