Description
Use of Cache Containing Sensitive Information (CWE-524) in Elasticsearch can lead to information disclosure and incorrect search results via specially crafted search requests. For some query types, Elasticsearch can share cached query results between users who have field-level security restrictions and users who do not. A user restricted by field-level security can learn which documents match a value in a field that they cannot read. A restricted user can also cause users with full access to receive incomplete search results. Disclosure is only possible when a user with full access ran the same query on the same shard recently.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Elasticsearch | 8.9.0 – ≤ 8.19.23, 9.0.0 – ≤ 9.4.8, 9.5.0 – ≤ 9.5.5 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | rubygem-elasticsearch | No fix yet | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | ruby3.3-elasticsearch +2 | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-4325 Elasticsearch: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 10, 2026