VDB
CVE-2026-78600
CVE-2026-78600
PUBLISHED
CVSS 3.5 LOW
Reported by elastic · Published September 2, 2026
Incomplete Cleanup (CWE-459) in Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK) can lead to unauthorized access via Privilege Abuse (CAPEC-122). Authentication credentials persist after a cross-namespace association has been denied by RBAC enforcement, allowing a low-privileged tenant to retain unauthorized read access to the associated Elasticsearch cluster.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
3.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Eck Operator | 2.6.0 |
| Elastic | Eck Operator | 2.6.0 |
Timeline
- Sep 1, 2026 CVE Published
- Sep 3, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 12, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 15, 2026 EPSS Score