Upstream information
Description
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Elasticsearch can lead to Privilege Escalation via a delegated administrative privilege whose scope is not fully enforced during authorization checks. Elasticsearch contains an incorrect authorization weakness in a configurable, non-default privilege that lets an administrator delegate limited role-management capability to another user, scoped to specific indices. The authorization check that enforces this scoping does not correctly account for a role-definition setting that can expand the matched index set. A user holding this delegated privilege with a broadly-scoped index pattern can exploit this inconsistency by updating their own assigned role to gain access to indices that should remain restricted, including internal security data. This can enable further escalation up to full administrative control of the cluster.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Pending
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
| CVSS detail | CNA (security@elastic.co) | SUSE |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low |
| Privileges Required | High | High |
| User Interaction | None | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | High | High |
| Integrity Impact | High | High |
| Availability Impact | High | High |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP7 | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | python-elasticsearch | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 | python-elasticsearch | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.2 | python-elasticsearch | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for NVIDIA 16.1 | python-elasticsearch | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 | python-elasticsearch | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.1 | python-elasticsearch | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.2 | python-elasticsearch | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | python-elasticsearch | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 16.1 | python-elasticsearch | Affected |
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP4 | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP5 | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP6 | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | python-elasticsearch | Not affected |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Thu Oct 22 11:53:38 2026CVE page last modified: Thu Oct 22 14:53:06 2026