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CRITICAL SEVERITY
CVE-2015-1427 Elastic · Elasticsearch

Elasticsearch Groovy Scripting Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Technical Severity

CVSS v3.1 Metrics

CRITICAL
9.8 / 10
Minimal Risk Critical
Vector Specification
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation Likelihood

EPSS Prediction

92.33 %
Predictive Probability
Percentile Rank
99.7 th

Documented as more likely to be exploited than 99.7% of known CVEs.

Detection Date

Mar 25, 2022

Remediation Due

Apr 15, 2022

CISA Catalog Active

Threat Analysis

The Groovy scripting engine in Elasticsearch allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism and execute arbitrary shell commands.

Remediation Directive

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

External Intelligence