CVE-2026-78602
mediumImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22) in Elastic Maps Server can lead to information disclosure via Path Trav…
Vendor / product: Elastic — maps server
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22) in Elastic Maps Server can lead to information disclosure via Path Traversal (CAPEC-126). An unauthenticated attacker able to reach the service over the network could cause it to return the contents of files outside its intended content directory that are readable by the server process.
CVSS
5.3
5.3 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (security@elastic.co)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-09-02 15:17
Modified: 2026-09-08 18:29
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:50 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
elastic / maps_server ≥8.19.11 <8.19.19, ≥9.3.0 <9.4.4, 9.5.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
References
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:50 UTC · record ↗