Auth bypass in Elastic Cloud Enterprise

CVE-2026-115706

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639) in Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) can lead to privilege escalation via Privilege Abuse (CAPEC-122). An attacker who controls any host in an ECE installation can obtain credentials that are reserved for other platform roles. These credentials can give the attacker full control of the ECE control plane and of the deployments that it manages.

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-115706?
CVE-2026-115706 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elastic Cloud Enterprise, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2026-115706?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.