---
id: CVE-2026-115713
title: >-
  Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') in Elastic
  Cloud Enterprise (ECE) Leading to Information Disclosure and Data Modification
summary: >-
  Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') (CWE-59) in
  Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) can lead to unauthorized read and write access
  to data of other deployments on the same host via Symlink Attack (CAPEC-132).
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-59
vendor: Elastic
product: Elastic Cloud Enterprise
affected:
  - cloud_enterprise >= 4.1.0 <= 4.2.0
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-29T00:00:00+00:00'
published: '2026-10-29'
updated: '2026-10-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-30T03:56:09.946Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-115713'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-enterprise-ece-4-2-1-security-update-esa-2026-222/391266
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00157
epssPercentile: 0.04875
ingestedAt: '2026-11-03T10:42:03.625Z'
---

## Overview

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

## Affected

- `cloud_enterprise >= 4.1.0 <= 4.2.0`

## Remediation

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