CVE-2026-115711: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory in Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) Leading to Credential Disclosure
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory (CWE-538) in Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) can lead to credential disclosure via Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data (CAPEC-37). ECE stores runtime information about platform service containers in a location that lower-privileged platform components can read, and this information includes secrets from the container configuration. An attacker with access to the internal ECE platform services can obtain these secrets, which include role tokens. A role token can let the attacker add an unauthorized host to the installation with the roles of that token.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is exposed to this issue?
The issue affects Elastic Cloud Enterprise installations where an attacker can access internal ECE platform services. Lower-privileged platform components can read the location containing runtime information for platform service containers.
What level of access does an attacker need?
An attacker needs access to the internal ECE platform services. The listed vector also indicates adjacent-network access, high attack complexity, and high privileges are required; no user interaction is required.
What can an attacker do with the disclosed secrets?
The exposed runtime information can include role tokens from container configuration. A role token may allow the attacker to add an unauthorized host to the installation using the roles associated with that token.