Disclosure summary
Improper Authentication in Elasticsearch PKI realm can lead to user impersonation via specially crafted client certificates. A malicious actor would need to have such a crafted client certificate signed by a legitimate, trusted Certificate Authority.
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-287, NVD-CWE-noinfo
Source-specific records & product guidance
Sources retain their own attribution and scoring. Follow the original record to confirm affected versions, fixed releases, and configuration conditions.
NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2025-37731
Open original source · Updated Oct 07, 2026
Only CPE matches marked vulnerable=true are indexed. AND/OR platform conditions must be checked in the original NVD record.
| Vendor | Product / association | Version / bounds |
|---|---|---|
| elastic | elasticsearch | * {"versionStartIncluding":"9.2.0","versionEndExcluding":"9.2.2"} |
Original records & references
- NIST NVD record
- CVE Program record
- discuss.elastic.co — Vendor Advisory
PUBLISHED 2025-12-15T06:15:39-05:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-07T15:10:00-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-08T12:35:47-04:00