Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (CWE-22) in Logstash can lead to arbitrary file write and potentially remote code execution via Relative Path Traversal (CAPEC-139). The archive extraction utilities used by Logstash do not properly validate file paths within compressed archives. An attacker who can serve a specially crafted archive to Logstash through a compromised or attacker-controlled update endpoint can write arbitrary files to the host filesystem with the privileges of the Logstash process. In certain configurations where automatic pipeline reloading is enabled, this can be escalated to remote code execution.
History

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Elastic
Elastic logstash
Vendors & Products Elastic
Elastic logstash

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Description Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (CWE-22) in Logstash can lead to arbitrary file write and potentially remote code execution via Relative Path Traversal (CAPEC-139). The archive extraction utilities used by Logstash do not properly validate file paths within compressed archives. An attacker who can serve a specially crafted archive to Logstash through a compromised or attacker-controlled update endpoint can write arbitrary files to the host filesystem with the privileges of the Logstash process. In certain configurations where automatic pipeline reloading is enabled, this can be escalated to remote code execution.
Title Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Logstash Leading to Arbitrary File Write
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: elastic

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T19:22:26.182Z

Reserved: 2026-03-20T10:53:23.100Z

Link: CVE-2026-33466

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-08T19:13:04.010Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-04-08T18:26:00.557

Modified: 2026-04-08T21:26:13.410

Link: CVE-2026-33466

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-08T19:38:59Z