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Go to dashboardElasticsearch 1.3.0-1.3.7 and 1.4.0-1.4.2 let a crafted Groovy script escape the sandbox and run shell commands as the Elasticsearch JVM user. Fixed in 1.3.8 and 1.4.3, which turn off dynamic Groovy scripting by default. Only very old 1.x clusters are affected; 1.5 and later are not listed as affected.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 19:11 UTC, 3h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
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| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elastic Elasticsearch | vendor | – | – |
| Elasticsearch | vendor | >= 1.3.0, <= 1.3.7; >= 1.4.0, <= 1.4.2 | 1.3.8, 1.4.3 |
1.3.0-1.3.7 or 1.4.0-1.4.2 is affected1.3.8 or 1.4.3 or laterEach row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
The Groovy scripting engine in Elasticsearch allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism and execute arbitrary shell commands.
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