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[TLP:CLEAR] Elastic fixes 2 vulnerabilities

Elastic fixes 2 vulnerabilities in the Beats and APM Server products, which occur only when these products are installed on Windows using the Windows Installer [1][2]. Products and their fixes: Beats - 9.1.0 [1] APM Server - 8.16.3, 8.17.1 [2]

Beats, APM Server - local privilege escalation (CVE-2025-25011, CVE-2025-0712)

CVSS 7.0 (High)

An authenticated local attacker, due to an unsafe search path element and incorrect directory permission settings, is able to move and delete arbitrary files, which may lead to privilege escalation up to the SYSTEM level [1].

The vulnerability is present in products:

Beats; <9.1.0
APM Server; >=8.16.0, <8.16.3; >=8.17.0, <8.17.1

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

More information:

CVE-2025-25011 at cve.org, NVD
CVE-2025-0712 at cve.org, NVD
CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element at cwe.mitre.org

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 30. 7. 2025.

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By CESNET, z.s.p.o. Michaela Jarošová on 31. 7. 2025.

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[TLP:CLEAR] Elastic fixes 2 vulnerabilities

Beats, APM Server - local privilege escalation (CVE-2025-25011, CVE-2025-0712)

CVSS 7.0 (High)

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