{"id":"elastic-security-d1fc605d275c","seq":2179256,"kind":"advisory","title":"Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) 3.8.6 and 4.2.1 Security Update (ESA-2026-221)","url":"https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-enterprise-ece-3-8-6-and-4-2-1-security-update-esa-2026-221/391265","permalink":"https://vulnpulse.app/items/elastic-security-d1fc605d275c","summary":"Incorrect Authorization in Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) Leading to Unauthorized Modification of Platform Settings Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) can lead to unauthorized modification of platform-level settings via Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs (CAPEC-1). An authenticated user with read-only access to the platform can change an installation-wide account setting that only platform administrators are permitted to change. Affected Versions: 3.x: All versions from 3.8.0 up to and including 3.8.5 4.x: All versions from 4.0.0 up to an…","severity":null,"techs":["elasticsearch"],"cves":[],"tags":["security"],"source":{"id":"elastic-security","name":"Elastic Security Announcements"},"published_at":"2026-10-29T10:47:21.000Z","fetched_at":"2026-10-29T10:49:52.785Z"}