An error was found in the permission model used by X-Pack Alerting 5.0.0 to 5.6.0 whereby users mapped to certain built-in roles could create a watch that results in that user gaining elevated privileges
Published Sep 28, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.85%
Description
An error was found in the permission model used by X-Pack Alerting 5.0.0 to 5.6.0 whereby users mapped to certain built-in roles could create a watch that results in that user gaining elevated privileges.
Affected products
-
- Version 5.0.0 to 5.6.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Elastic X-Pack Alerting | n/a |
|
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.2
- 5.1.1
- 5.2.0
- 5.2.1
- 5.2.2
- 5.3.0
- 5.3.1
- 5.3.2
- 5.3.3
- 5.4.0
- 5.5.0
- 5.5.2
- 5.6.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.85% (0.00851) | 56.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.85% (0.00851) | 56.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00104) | 43.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00104) | 42.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00104) | 40.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 10.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-alerting-and-kibana-5-6-1-security-update/101884 x_refsource_MISCMitigationVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-alerting-and-kibana-5-6-1-security-update/101884 | x_refsource_MISCMitigationVendor Advisory |
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