Elasticsearch known exploited vulnerabilities
We track 3 CVEs in Elasticsearch. 2 of them are on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, meaning CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild (listed 2022–2022). The most recent is CVE-2026-72649.
- CVEs tracked
- 3
- On CISA KEV
- 2
- Ransomware use
- 0
- Rated critical
- 1
Every Elasticsearch CVE we track
| CVE / Vulnerability | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Added to KEV | Patch by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-72649 Elasticsearch ML component deserialization flaw enables RCE via crafted model artifactwrite-up | [ HIGH ] | 8.8 | 0.9% | — | — |
| CVE-2015-1427 Elasticsearch Groovy Scripting Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | [ CRITICAL ] | 9.8 | 99.9% | ||
| CVE-2014-3120 Elasticsearch Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | [ HIGH ] | 8.1 | 88.6% |
Sorted by date added to KEV. Severity and CVSS as stated by NVD or the vendor; EPSS from FIRST.org. "Patch by" is CISA's BOD 22-01 deadline for US federal agencies, a useful priority signal for everyone else. Machine-readable: /api/v1/vendors/elastic.json.
Our Elasticsearch coverage
Every row links to its CVE record with the CISA required action, catalog coverage and primary sources. We describe impact and remediation only; no exploit code. See the full KEV tracker or compare KEV catalogs.