{
    "id": "CVE-2015-1427",
    "published": "2015-02-17 15:59:04",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:22:24",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.99906",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99965",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2022-04-15",
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:19:51",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-04-15."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "elastic",
            "product": "elasticsearch"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "fuse"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2015-1427",
        "date_added": "2022-03-25",
        "due_date": "2022-04-15",
        "vendor": "Elastic",
        "product": "Elasticsearch",
        "name": "Elasticsearch Groovy Scripting Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 0
    },
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "36415",
            "title": "ElasticSearch - Search Groovy Sandbox Bypass (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2015-03-16",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36415"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "36337",
            "title": "ElasticSearch - Remote Code Execution",
            "date": "2015-03-11",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36337"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130368/Elasticsearch-1.3.7-1.4.2-Sandbox-Escape-Command-Execution.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130784/ElasticSearch-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html",
        "http://www.elasticsearch.com/blog/elasticsearch-1-4-3-1-3-8-released/",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534689/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72585",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100850",
        "https://www.elastic.co/community/security/",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130368/Elasticsearch-1.3.7-1.4.2-Sandbox-Escape-Command-Execution.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130784/ElasticSearch-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html",
        "http://www.elasticsearch.com/blog/elasticsearch-1-4-3-1-3-8-released/",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534689/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72585",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100850",
        "https://www.elastic.co/community/security/",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-1427"
    ]
}