Auth bypass in Elastic Cloud Enterprise
CVE-2025-37736
Improper Authorization in Elastic Cloud Enterprise can lead to Privilege Escalation where the built-in readonly user can call APIs that should not be allowed. The list of APIs that are affected by this issue is: post:/platform/configuration/security/service-accounts delete:/platform/configuration/security/service-accounts/{user_id} patch:/platform/configuration/security/service-accounts/{user_id} post:/platform/configuration/security/service-accounts/{user_id}/keys delete:/platform/configuration/security/service-accounts/{user_id}/keys/{api_key_id} patch:/user post:/users post:/users/auth/keys delete:/users/auth/keys delete:/users/auth/keys/_all delete:/users/auth/keys/{api_key_id} delete:/users/{user_id}/auth/keys delete:/users/{user_id}/auth/keys/{api_key_id} delete:/users/{user_name} patch:/users/{user_name}
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.003 (24.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Elastic Elastic_cloud_enterprise
- Elastic Cloud Enterprise (Ece) — versions 3.8.0, 4.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@elastic.co (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-37736?
- CVE-2025-37736 is a high-severity vulnerability in Elastic Cloud Enterprise, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-11-07.
- How severe is CVE-2025-37736?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.