Elasticsearch PKI Realm Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Allows User Impersonation Through Crafted Client Certificates
Improper Authentication in Elasticsearch PKI realm can lead to user impersonation via specially crafted client certificates. A malicious actor would need to have such a crafted client certificate signed by a legitimate, trusted Certificate Authority.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-37731US | high7.4 | — | ||
Improper Authentication in Elasticsearch PKI realm can lead to user impersonation via specially crafted client certificates. A malicious actor would need to have such a crafted cli… | ||||
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External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-19-8-9-1-8-and-9-2-2-security-update-esa-2025-27/384063WEB
- https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearchPACKAGE
- https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/commit/cd97b8566bf56e628070021300784cb9cee0286fWEB
- https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/commit/d8a408da79f214395845d99d241e832077045983WEB
- https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/commit/e519fe4c51a3c887675eb7daea2f914738847f23WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-37731ADVISORY
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