# CVE-2024-12539: Elasticsearch Incorrect Authorization

> CVE-2024-12539: Elasticsearch Incorrect Authorization. CVSS 6.5 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2024-12539
Last updated: 2026-06-17T06:59:54Z

- Published: 2024-12-17 20:50 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 06:59 UTC · Assigner: elastic
- CVSS: 6.5 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS: 0.46%, 40th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-863

## Description

An issue was discovered where improper authorization controls affected certain queries that could allow a malicious actor to circumvent Document Level Security in Elasticsearch and get access to documents that their roles would normally not allow.

## Affected vendors and products

- Elastic: Elasticsearch

## Tracked companies

- [Elastic Cloud](https://rewindex.com/company/elastic-cloud.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12539)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12539)
- [https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-16-2-8-17-0-security-update/372091](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-16-2-8-17-0-security-update/372091)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2024-12539 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2024-12539.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2024-12539 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:16:44.177Z