CVE-2025-0712: Elastic APM Server

High severity, CVSS 7.0. EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An uncontrolled search path element vulnerability can lead to local privilege Escalation (LPE) via Insecure Directory Permissions. The vulnerability arises from improper handling of directory permissions. An attacker with local access may exploit this flaw to move and delete arbitrary files, potentially gaining SYSTEM privileges.

Affected products

• Elastic APM Server: from 8.16, up to and including 8.16.2; from 8.17, up to and including 8.17.0

Published 2025-07-30. Last modified 2026-06-17.