Answer in brief
CVE-2026-78600 records a Low severity (CVSS 3.5) vulnerability in Incomplete Cleanup in Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes Leading to Unauthorized Cross-Namespace Credential Retention. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Elastic/Eck Operator (generic), Elastic/Eck Operator (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 3.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Elastic/Eck Operator (generic), Elastic/Eck Operator (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elastic_cloud_on_kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic/Eck Operatorgeneric | 2.6.0 | Not reported |
| Elastic/Eck Operatorgeneric | >=2.6.0 <=3.4.1 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 2, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 3, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 2, 2026
Incomplete Cleanup (CWE-459) in Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK) can lead to unauthorized access via Privilege Abuse (CAPEC-122). Authentication credentials persist after a cross-namespace association has been denied by RBAC enforcement, allowing a low-privileged tenant to retain unauthorized read access to the associated Elasticsearch cluster.
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