GHSA-m9gh-789g-q5pv

Suggest an improvement
Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m9gh-789g-q5pv
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/12/GHSA-m9gh-789g-q5pv/GHSA-m9gh-789g-q5pv.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-m9gh-789g-q5pv
Aliases
Downstream
Published
2025-12-15T12:30:27Z
Modified
2025-12-18T12:25:57.346837Z
Severity
  • 6.8 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
Elasticsearch PKI Realm Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Allows User Impersonation Through Crafted Client Certificates
Details

Improper Authentication in Elasticsearch PKI realm can lead to user impersonation via specially crafted client certificates. A malicious actor would need to have such a crafted client certificate signed by a legitimate, trusted Certificate Authority.

Database specific
{
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-287",
        "CWE-295"
    ],
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-12-15T11:15:39Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-12-16T15:52:23Z"
}
References

Affected packages

Maven / org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch

Package

Name
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:maven/org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
7.0.0-alpha1
Fixed
8.19.8

Affected versions

7.*

7.0.0-alpha1
7.0.0-alpha2
7.0.0-beta1
7.0.0-rc1
7.0.0-rc2
7.0.0
7.0.1
7.1.0
7.1.1
7.2.0
7.2.1
7.3.0
7.3.1
7.3.2
7.4.0
7.4.1
7.4.2
7.5.0
7.5.1
7.5.2
7.6.0
7.6.1
7.6.2
7.7.0
7.7.1
7.8.0
7.8.1
7.9.0
7.9.1
7.9.2
7.9.3
7.10.0
7.10.1
7.10.2
7.11.0
7.11.1
7.11.2
7.12.0
7.12.1
7.13.0
7.13.1
7.13.2
7.13.3
7.13.4
7.14.0
7.14.1
7.14.2
7.15.0
7.15.1
7.15.2
7.16.0
7.16.1
7.16.2
7.16.3
7.17.0
7.17.1
7.17.2
7.17.3
7.17.4
7.17.5
7.17.6
7.17.7
7.17.8
7.17.9
7.17.10
7.17.11
7.17.12
7.17.13
7.17.14
7.17.15
7.17.16
7.17.17
7.17.18
7.17.19
7.17.20
7.17.21
7.17.22
7.17.23
7.17.24
7.17.25
7.17.26
7.17.27
7.17.28
7.17.29

8.*

8.0.0-alpha1
8.0.0-alpha2
8.0.0-beta1
8.0.0-rc1
8.0.0-rc2
8.0.0
8.0.1
8.1.0
8.1.1
8.1.2
8.1.3
8.2.0
8.2.1
8.2.2
8.2.3
8.3.0
8.3.1
8.3.2
8.3.3
8.4.0
8.4.1
8.4.2
8.4.3
8.5.0
8.5.1
8.5.2
8.5.3
8.6.0
8.6.1
8.6.2
8.7.0
8.7.1
8.8.0
8.8.1
8.8.2
8.9.0
8.9.1
8.9.2
8.10.0
8.10.1
8.10.2
8.10.3
8.10.4
8.11.0
8.11.1
8.11.2
8.11.3
8.11.4
8.12.0
8.12.1
8.12.2
8.13.0
8.13.1
8.13.2
8.13.3
8.13.4
8.14.0
8.14.1
8.14.2
8.14.3
8.15.0
8.15.1
8.15.2
8.15.3
8.15.4
8.15.5
8.16.0
8.16.1
8.16.2
8.16.3
8.16.4
8.16.5
8.16.6
8.17.0
8.17.1
8.17.2
8.17.3
8.17.4
8.17.5
8.17.6
8.17.7
8.17.8
8.17.9
8.17.10
8.18.0
8.18.1
8.18.2
8.18.3
8.18.4
8.18.5
8.18.6
8.18.7
8.18.8
8.19.0
8.19.1
8.19.2
8.19.3
8.19.4
8.19.5
8.19.6
8.19.7

Maven / org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch

Package

Name
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch
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Purl
pkg:maven/org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
9.0.0-beta1
Fixed
9.1.8

Affected versions

9.*

9.0.0-beta1
9.0.0-rc1
9.0.0
9.0.1
9.0.2
9.0.3
9.0.4
9.0.5
9.0.6
9.0.7
9.0.8
9.1.0
9.1.1
9.1.2
9.1.3
9.1.4
9.1.5
9.1.6
9.1.7

Maven / org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch

Package

Name
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:maven/org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
9.2.0
Fixed
9.2.2

Affected versions

9.*

9.2.0
9.2.1