CVE-2026-4818
Some management operations on data streams are not properly restricted when user does not have the necessary privileges
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Description
In Search Guard FLX versions from 3.0.0 up to 4.0.1, there exists an issue which allows users without the necessary privileges to execute some management operations against data streams.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
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CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
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