---
id: CVE-2026-115712
title: >-
  Incorrect Authorization in Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) Leading to
  Unauthorized Modification of Platform Settings
summary: >-
  Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) can lead
  to unauthorized modification of platform-level settings via Accessing
  Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs (CAPEC-1). An authenticated
  user with read-…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-863
vendor: Elastic
product: Elastic Cloud Enterprise
affected:
  - cloud_enterprise >= 3.8.0 <= 3.8.5
  - cloud_enterprise >= 4.0.0 <= 4.2.0
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-29T14:38:05.538290Z'
published: '2026-10-29'
updated: '2026-10-29'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-29T16:49:21.112Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-115712'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-enterprise-ece-3-8-6-and-4-2-1-security-update-esa-2026-221/391265
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00245
epssPercentile: 0.15902
ingestedAt: '2026-11-01T21:01:32.744Z'
---

## Overview

Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) can lead to unauthorized modification of platform-level settings via Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs (CAPEC-1). An authenticated user with read-only access to the platform can change an installation-wide account setting that only platform administrators are permitted to change.

## Affected

- `cloud_enterprise >= 3.8.0 <= 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.