Is CVE-2026-115706 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-115706 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-115706?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.8, published 29 October 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Elastic Cloud Enterprise 1.x all versions up to 3.8.5; 4.x all versions up to 4.2.0.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-115706?

Yes: fixed in 3.8.6, 4.2.1. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-115706 attacked?

It is attacked from the adjacent network or with local access, in a network appliance.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-115706?

Check whether you run Elastic Cloud Enterprise at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-115706: Elastic Cloud Enterprise authorization bypass leading to privilege escalation

CVE-2026-115706 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.8 · Published 2026-10-29

Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) is a platform that manages and controls Elasticsearch deployments in private environments. An attacker with administrative access to any host in an ECE installation can exploit an authorization bypass vulnerability to obtain credentials for other roles and gain full control over the entire ECE control plane and all managed deployments. This could allow an attacker to read, modify, or delete all data and systems managed by ECE.

Technologies: Elastic Cloud Enterprise. Vendors: Elastic.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-115706 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-115706 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-115706?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.8, published 29 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Elastic Cloud Enterprise 1.x all versions up to 3.8.5; 4.x all versions up to 4.2.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-115706?: Yes: fixed in 3.8.6, 4.2.1. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-115706 attacked?: It is attacked from the adjacent network or with local access, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-115706?: Check whether you run Elastic Cloud Enterprise at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

Fixed in: 3.8.6, 4.2.1

Technical details

Authorization bypass through user-controlled key (CWE-639) in ECE allows privilege escalation via privilege abuse (CAPEC-122). An attacker who controls a host in the ECE installation, including hosts running only the allocator role, or who has network access to internal ECE platform services, can obtain credentials reserved for other platform roles. The vulnerability grants attackers full control of the ECE control plane and managed deployments.

Affected products

Elastic Cloud Enterprise 1.x all versions up to 3.8.5; 4.x all versions up to 4.2.0

Timeline

2026-10-29: disclosed

References

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-enterprise-ece-3-8-6-and-4-2-1-security-update-esa-2026-211/391260

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