๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-78602

MEDIUM 5.3

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Elastic Maps Server Leading to Unauthorized File Disclosure

CVSS Score
5.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22) in Elastic Maps Server can lead to information disclosure via Path Traversal (CAPEC-126). An unauthenticated attacker able to reach the service over the network could cause it to return the contents of files outside its intended content directory that are readable by the server process.

CWE CWE-22
Vendor elastic
Product elastic maps server
Published Sep 2, 2026
Last Updated Sep 2, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Affected Versions

Elastic / Elastic Maps Server
8.19.11 โ‰ค 8.19.18 9.3.0 โ‰ค 9.4.3 9.5.0

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
discuss.elastic.co: https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-maps-server-8-19-19-9-4-4-9-5-1-security-update-esa-2026-148/390108