Description
Insertion of sensitive information in log file in Elasticsearch can lead to loss of confidentiality under specific preconditions when auditing requests to the reindex API https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-reindex
Affected products
elastic: elasticsearch
References1
- discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-18-8-8-19-5-9-0-8-9-1-5-se… Vendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.7
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 17 · as of 9 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-532
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