Elasticsearch Groovy Scripting Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
The Groovy scripting engine in Elasticsearch allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism and execute arbitrary shell commands.
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| Product | Elasticsearch |
|---|---|
| Release | 8.x |
| End of Maintenance | 15 January 2027 |
| End of Support | 15 July 2027 |
| Date precision | Day |
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The Groovy scripting engine in Elasticsearch allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism and execute arbitrary shell commands.
CISA entryElasticsearch enables dynamic scripting, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary MVEL expressions and Java code.
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Area | Software Product(s) | Release | End of Maintenance Term | End of Support Term | Core Stack | Elasticsearch Kibana Logstash Elastic Agent and Beats Connectors Elasticsearch-Hadoop APM Server | 8.x | 15-Jan-2027 2 | 15-Jul-2027
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