Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere in Elastic Agent - CVE-2024-52976
Published: May 1, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108115
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Elastic Stack
Affected software:
Elastic Agent
Elastic Agent
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-52976
Install updates from vendor's website.