SB2025050127 - Privilege escalation in Elastic Agent



SB2025050127 - Privilege escalation in Elastic Agent

Published: May 1, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025050127
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-52976)

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.