CVE-2015-5377
Elasticsearch before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving the transport protocol.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.4%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Elasticsearch before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving the transport protocol. NOTE: ZDI appears to claim that CVE-2015-3253 and CVE-2015-5377 are the same vulnerability
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 14.43% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-74
- Affected
- elastic/elasticsearch
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 12.4% on 21 September 2026 to 14.4% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75938Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-365/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-remote-code-execution-cve-2015-5377/25736Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/commit/bf3052d14c874aead7da8855c5fcadf5428a43f2Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75938Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-365/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-remote-code-execution-cve-2015-5377/25736Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/commit/bf3052d14c874aead7da8855c5fcadf5428a43f2Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.