CVE-2015-1427

elasticsearch, redhat fuse

Published 17 Feb 2015 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

9.8 Critical · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 25 Mar 2022, with a remediation deadline of 15 Apr 2022 for US federal agencies.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description

The Groovy scripting engine in Elasticsearch before 1.3.8 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism and execute arbitrary shell commands via a crafted script.

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/130368/Elasticsearch-1.3.7-1.4.2-Sandbox-Escape-Command-Execution.html · Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
packetstormsecurity.com/files/130784/ElasticSearch-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.elasticsearch.com/blog/elasticsearch-1-4-3-1-3-8-released/ · Patch, Vendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534689/100/0/threaded · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/bid/72585 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868 · Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100850 · Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.elastic.co/community/security/ · Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-1427 · US Government Resource