Original description
The Groovy scripting engine in Elasticsearch before 1.3.8 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism and execute arbitrary shell commands via a crafted script.
Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- Added to KEV
- 2022-03-25
- Remediation due (US federal)
- 2022-04-15
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Affected software
- Elasticsearch ≥ 1.4.0 < 1.4.3< 1.3.8 Fixed in: 1.4.3, 1.3.8 exact match
Details
- Published
- 2015-02-18
- Last modified
- 2025-10-22
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- EPSS (30-day exploit probability)
- 99.91% (percentile 100)
References
- cve.org/CVE-2015-1427
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1427
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534689/100/0/threaded
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/130784/ElasticSearch-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.h...
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72585
- www.elasticsearch.com/blog/elasticsearch-1-4-3-1-3-8-released/
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100850
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/130368/Elasticsearch-1.3.7-1.4.2-Sandbox-Escape-Command-Exec...
- www.elastic.co/community/security/
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