Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-115712 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-115712 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-115712?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 29 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Elastic Cloud Enterprise 3.8.0 through 3.8.5, 4.0.0 through 4.2.0.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-115712?
- 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-2026-115712 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-115712?
- 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
An incorrect authorization check (CWE-863) in ECE fails to properly constrain ACLs on platform-level settings modification. An authenticated user with read-only permissions can access and modify installation-wide account settings restricted to platform administrators. The vulnerability requires network access and valid credentials but no additional user interaction; a fix is available in versions 3.8.6 and 4.2.1.
Affected products
- Elastic Cloud Enterprise 3.8.0 through 3.8.5, 4.0.0 through 4.2.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-29: disclosed