Privilege escalation in Elastic Agent



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-52976
CWE-ID CWE-829
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Elastic Agent
Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration

Vendor Elastic Stack

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

EUVDB-ID: #VU108115

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-52976

CWE-ID: CWE-829 - Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Elastic Agent: 7.8.0 - 8.15.3

CPE2.3 External links

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-agent-7-17-25-and-8-15-4-security-update-esa-2024-39/377708


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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