CVE-2025-37727 json
Elasticsearch Insertion of sensitive information in log file
published 2025-10-10 12 mo ago modified 2026-10-08 31 d ago also BIT-elasticsearch-2025-37727 , EUVD-2025-33703 , GHSA-56r7-h6mw-rcfv
- cvss
- 5.7
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 16%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Insertion of sensitive information in log file in Elasticsearch can lead to loss of confidentiality under specific preconditions when auditing requests to the reindex API https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-reindex
Patch / fix
- maven org.elasticsearch.plugin:reindex-client 8.18.8, 8.19.5, 9.0.8, 9.1.5
- bitnami elasticsearch 8.18.8, 8.19.5, 9.0.8, 9.1.5
- elastic elasticsearch 8.18.8, 8.19.5, 9.0.8, 9.1.5
- elasticsearch elasticsearch 8.18.8, 8.19.5, 9.0.8, 9.1.5
- org.elasticsearch elasticsearch 8.18.8, 8.19.5, 9.0.8, 9.1.5
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2025-37727 updated cvss 5.7
org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch-core: Elasticsearch Insertion of sensitive information in log file
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Red Hat Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift elasticsearch-core, openshift-logging/kibana6-rhel8, openshift-logging/elasticsearch6-rhel9, openshift-logging/logging-curator5-rhel9, openshift-logging/elasticsearch-proxy-rhel9, openshift-logging/elasticsearch-rhel9-operator, +1 more Red Hat Fuse 7 elasticsearch-core Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 elasticsearch-core Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 elasticsearch-core Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack elasticsearch-coreaffected: workaround, no fix available “Fix deferred”
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 12 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 5.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 5.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.elasticsearch.plugin:reindex-client | >=7.0.0, <8.18.8 >=8.19.0, <8.19.5 >=9.0.0-beta1, <9.0.8 >=9.1.0, <9.1.5 |
8.18.8 8.19.5 9.0.8 9.1.5 |
| bitnami | elasticsearch | <8.18.8 >=8.19.0, <8.19.5 >=9.0.0, <9.0.8 >=9.1.0, <9.1.5 |
8.18.8 8.19.5 9.0.8 9.1.5 |
Affected products
- Elastic Elasticsearch
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
References
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github.com
/elastic/elasticsearch/commit/0b876b816544ff5ed07fc9d67cc584b58241e116
web
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github.com
/elastic/elasticsearch/commit/e982eef416a5e1c2a4e94236d7d3b33b5c8d07db
web
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discuss.elastic.co
/t/elasticsearch-8-18-8-8-19-5-9-0-8-9-1-5-security-update-esa-2025-18/382453
web, vendor-advisory, advisory
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-37727
advisory, web
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github.com
/elastic/elasticsearch
package
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elastic.co
/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.18/release-notes-8.18.8.html
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-37727
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-56r7-h6mw-rcfv
- NVD CVE-2025-37727
- OSV BIT-elasticsearch-2025-37727
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