CVE-2026-78609: Incorrect Authorization in Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes Leading to Unauthorized Modification of Data
Elastic · Eck Operator
Vendor fix available · Affected: Elastic Eck Operator · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 4% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK) can lead to unauthorized modification of data via Metadata Spoofing (CAPEC-690). An actor holding limited Kubernetes permissions confined to a single namespace could cause attacker-controlled certificate material to be included in the Elasticsearch client trust bundle managed by ECK in a separate namespace.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- Elastic · Eck Operatorfrom 2.6.0 up to and including 3.4.1
On the Atlas
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- Elastic
- Published
- September 2026
CoverageNo articles yet
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