CVE-2015-1427 (GCVE-0-2015-1427)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-02-17 15:00 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:05Summary
The Groovy scripting engine in Elasticsearch before 1.3.8 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism and execute arbitrary shell commands via a crafted script.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-10 19:05 UTC
Assigner
References
9 references
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|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534689/100… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130784/Elast… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72585 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
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| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130368/Elast… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.elastic.co/community/security/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
Date Public
2015-02-11 00:00
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 08fde7b5-1f9f-45fc-b0a7-14790791f038
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-03-25
Asserted: 2022-03-25
Scope
Notes: Elasticsearch Groovy Scripting Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | Affected: Elastic / Elasticsearch | Description: The Groovy scripting engine in Elasticsearch allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism and execute arbitrary shell commands. | Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. | Due date: 2022-04-15 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1427
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-284 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | Elasticsearch |
| Due Date | 2022-04-15 |
| Date Added | 2022-03-25 |
| Vendorproject | Elastic |
| Vulnerabilityname | Elasticsearch Groovy Scripting Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Created: 2026-10-02 08:10 CEST
| Updated: 2026-10-02 08:10 CEST
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: e6436b53-3d9a-4970-9c65-4358aaf9098e
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-03-25
Asserted: 2022-03-25
Scope
Notes: The Groovy scripting engine in Elasticsearch before 1.3.8 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism... | Affected: Elastic / Elasticsearch | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.99906 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: previdian
Details
| Feed | Previdian (previdian.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | The Groovy scripting engine in Elasticsearch before 1.3.8 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism... |
| Cve Id | CVE-2015-1427 |
| Vendor | Elastic |
| Ghsa Id | GHSA-W94P-6MHW-4QXW |
| Product | Elasticsearch |
| Added Date | 2022-03-25T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 9.8 |
| Epss Score | 0.99906 |
| Previous Ids | |
| Cvss Severity | CRITICAL |
| Virtual Patch | False |
| Cvss Estimated | False |
| Epss Percentile | 0.99965 |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Vulnerability Id | CVE-2015-1427 |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST
| Updated: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST
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Nomenclature
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The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
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The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
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