{"id":"CVE-2024-14047","title":"A local vulnerability in the Winlogbeat Windows installer caused runtime files to be placed in a directory writable by unprivileged users","summary":"A local vulnerability in the Winlogbeat Windows installer caused runtime files to be placed in a directory writable by unprivileged users. A low-privileged attacker with existing access to the system could pre-position malicious filesyst…","severity":"high","cvss":7.2,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-59"],"vendor":"elastic","product":"winlogbeat","affected":["winlogbeat >= 7.6.0, < 8.13.0"],"patched":["winlogbeat 8.13.0"],"published":"2026-09-01","updated":"2026-09-10","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-10T19:21:31.760","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-14047","references":[{"url":"https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-8-13-0-security-update-esa-2024-49/390044","label":"security@elastic.co"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00107,"epssPercentile":0.01297,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-10T20:04:29.976Z","slug":"CVE-2024-14047","body":"## Overview\n\nA local vulnerability in the Winlogbeat Windows installer caused runtime files to be placed in a directory writable by unprivileged users. A low-privileged attacker with existing access to the system could pre-position malicious filesystem links, causing a subsequent elevated Winlogbeat operation to write to or delete arbitrary files. Successful exploitation could result in a denial of service.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `winlogbeat >= 7.6.0, < 8.13.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `winlogbeat 8.13.0`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":40,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.6,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}