Security Advisory

CVE-2024-14047

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2026-09-01 13:59:19
Last updated 2026-09-01 15:47:36
Assigner elastic
CVSS score 7.2
State PUBLISHED

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.