Improper Authorization in Elastic Cloud Enterprise can lead to Privilege Escalation where the built-in readonly user can call APIs that should not be allowed. The list of APIs that are affected by this issue is:
post:/platform/configuration/security/service-accounts
delete:/platform/configuration/security/service-accounts/{user_id}
patch:/platform/configuration/security/service-accounts/{user_id}
post:/platform/configuration/security/service-accounts/{user_id}/keys
delete:/platform/configuration/security/service-accounts/{user_id}/keys/{api_key_id}
patch:/user
post:/users
post:/users/auth/keys
delete:/users/auth/keys
delete:/users/auth/keys/_all
delete:/users/auth/keys/{api_key_id}
delete:/users/{user_id}/auth/keys
delete:/users/{user_id}/auth/keys/{api_key_id}
delete:/users/{user_name}
patch:/users/{user_name}
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-enterprise-ece-3-8-3-and-4-0-3-security-update-esa-2025-22/383132 | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
11 Dec 2025, 21:00
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-enterprise-ece-3-8-3-and-4-0-3-security-update-esa-2025-22/383132 - Vendor Advisory | |
| First Time |
Elastic
Elastic elastic Cloud Enterprise |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elastic_cloud_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
07 Nov 2025, 23:15
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2025-11-07 23:15
Updated : 2025-12-11 21:00
NVD link : CVE-2025-37736
Mitre link : CVE-2025-37736
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-37736
JSON object : View
Products Affected
elastic
- elastic_cloud_enterprise
CWE
CWE-863
Incorrect Authorization