CVE-2026-4818 (GCVE-0-2026-4818)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-31 14:53 – Updated: 2026-03-31 17:23
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Title
Some management operations on data streams are not properly restricted when user does not have the necessary privileges
Summary
In Search Guard FLX versions from 3.0.0 up to 4.0.1, there exists an issue which allows users without the necessary privileges to execute some management operations against data streams.
Severity ?
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
floragunn Search Guard FLX Affected: 3.0.0 , ≤ 4.0.1 (semver)
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Date Public ?
2026-03-31 10:00
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