SB2025050127 - Privilege escalation in Elastic Agent
Published: May 1, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050127
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-52976)
CWE-ID: CWE-829 - Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to inclusion of functionality from an untrusted control sphere in Elastic Agent subprocess. A local user can execute arbitrary code via parameter injection.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.