PT-2026-84742 · Elastic · Cloud On Kubernetes
CVE-2026-78609
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Published
2026-09-02
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Updated
2026-09-02
CVSS v3.1
5.4
Medium
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (affected versions not specified)
Description
Incorrect Authorization in Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK) allows for unauthorized data modification through Metadata Spoofing. An actor with limited Kubernetes permissions restricted to a single namespace can inject attacker-controlled certificate material into the Elasticsearch client trust bundle managed by ECK in a different namespace.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Incorrect Authorization
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Weakness Enumeration
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Affected Products
Cloud On Kubernetes