{"cve":"CVE-2015-1427","nvd":{"published":"2015-02-17T15:59:04.560","modified":"2026-06-17T00:22:24.453","status":"Analyzed","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":[],"references":["http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130368/Elasticsearch-1.3.7-1.4.2-Sandbox-Escape-Command-Execution.html","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130784/ElasticSearch-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html","http://www.elasticsearch.com/blog/elasticsearch-1-4-3-1-3-8-released/","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534689/100/0/threaded","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72585"],"products":["elastic:elasticsearch","redhat:fuse"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:35:35.528235705+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-1427","score":0.99906,"percentile":0.99966,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":{"cve":"CVE-2015-1427","date_added":"2022-03-25","due_date":"2022-04-15","vendor":"Elastic","product":"Elasticsearch","known_ransomware":false},"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-w94p-6mhw-4qxw","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-w94p-6mhw-4qxw","summary":"Improper Access Control in Elasticsearch","modified":"2024-12-05T05:41:49.522758Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch","purl":"pkg:maven/org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch","ranges":["<1.3.8"],"fixed":["1.3.8"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch","purl":"pkg:maven/org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch","ranges":[">=1.4.0 <1.4.3"],"fixed":["1.4.3"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}