---
title: "CVE-2026-103007: Elasticsearch - Broken Access Control"
description: "Elasticsearch contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability caused by improper enforcement of delegated administrative privilege scope during authorization checks, letting delegated users escalate privileges to access restricted indices, exploit requires delegated role-management privilege."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-103007/
---

# CVE-2026-103007 Elasticsearch - Broken Access Control

Elasticsearch contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability caused by improper enforcement of delegated administrative privilege scope during authorization checks, letting delegated users escalate privileges to access restricted indices, exploit requires delegated role-management privilege.

CVSS base score 7.2 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.34% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-103007)

## Details

Type

Broken Access Control

Impact

Privilege Escalation, Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

6 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-863](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/863.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest Elasticsearch version with fixed authorization checks.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-103007](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-103007)
- [https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-19-22-9-4-7-9-5-4-security-update-esa-2026-197/390871](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-19-22-9-4-7-9-5-4-security-update-esa-2026-197/390871)

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