{"cve":"CVE-2024-12539","nvd":{"published":"2024-12-17T21:15:07.183","modified":"2026-06-17T06:59:54.577","status":"Analyzed","description":"An issue was discovered where improper authorization controls affected certain queries that could allow a malicious actor to circumvent Document Level Security in Elasticsearch and get access to documents that their roles would normally not allow.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":6.0},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":6.5},"cwes":["CWE-863"],"references":["https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-16-2-8-17-0-security-update/372091"],"products":["elastic:elasticsearch"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:57:56.913276502+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-12539","score":0.0046,"percentile":0.39839,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-5mpw-4546-2wcr","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-5mpw-4546-2wcr","summary":"Elasticsearch Incorrect Authorization vulnerability","modified":"2026-09-10T03:50:21.307166911Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch","purl":"pkg:maven/org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch","ranges":[">=8.16.0 <8.16.2"],"fixed":["8.16.2"]}]}],"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."]}