CVE-2024-14047 Path traversal in Elastic Security
A local attacker can exploit improper link resolution in the Winlogbeat installer to write or delete arbitrary files, causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-14047?
CVE-2024-14047 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Elastic Security, published on 1 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A local vulnerability in the Winlogbeat Windows installer caused runtime files to be placed in a directory writable by unprivileged users. A low-privileged attacker with existing access to the system could pre-position malicious filesystem links, causing a subsequent elevated Winlogbeat operation to write to or delete arbitrary files. Successful exploitation could result in a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-14047?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Elastic Winlogbeat.
How do I fix CVE-2024-14047?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-14047 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-14047 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-14047 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-53p5-cgq8-8jm6.