---
id: CVE-2026-115708
title: >-
  Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') in Elastic
  Cloud Enterprise (ECE) Leading to Authentication Bypass
summary: >-
  Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') (CWE-59) in
  Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) can lead to authentication bypass and
  unauthorized changes to the configuration of other deployments on the same
  host via Symlink A…
severity: high
cvss: 7.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-59
vendor: Elastic
product: Elastic Cloud Enterprise
affected:
  - cloud_enterprise >= 1.0.0 <= 3.8.5
  - cloud_enterprise >= 4.0.0 <= 4.2.0
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-30T03:56:16.887825Z'
published: '2026-10-29'
updated: '2026-10-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-30T17:18:28.766Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-115708'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-enterprise-ece-3-8-6-and-4-2-1-security-update-esa-2026-215/391262
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00167
epssPercentile: 0.05976
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T16:24:31.186Z'
---

## Overview

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') (CWE-59) in Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) can lead to authentication bypass and unauthorized changes to the configuration of other deployments on the same host via Symlink Attack (CAPEC-132).

## Affected

- `cloud_enterprise >= 1.0.0 <= 3.8.5`
- `cloud_enterprise >= 4.0.0 <= 4.2.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.