Incomplete Cleanup in Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes Leading to Unauthorized Cross-Namespace Credential Retention (CVE-2026-78600) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-78600

Incomplete Cleanup in Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes Leading to Unauthorized Cross-Namespace Credential Retention

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-78600 records a Unknown severity 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). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 2, 2026Updated Sep 2, 2026Source checked Sep 2, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 2, 2026Material review Sep 2, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. 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

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Elastic/Eck Operator (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Elastic/Eck Operatorgeneric	2.6.0	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Elastic/Eck Operator.
Review the reported fix. Monitor this advisory for an available fix and review any installs of the affected package.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 2, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 2, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 2, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Source referencediscuss.elastic.co

Upstream source description

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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