Skip to main content
VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-12149: floragunn Search Guard FLX · Information Exposure

Affects floragunn Search Guard FLXSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.0 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:54 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.0Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 22% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 14 Nov 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Mavencom.floragunn/search-guard-flxpkg:maven/com.floragunn/search-guard-flxOther threatsAffected
  • =1.0.0
Fixed in–

Check your own hosts for these packages with threat-finder (opens in a new tab), our free open-source scanner.

AI-suggested

European organizations should prioritize upgrading Search Guard FLX to a version where this vulnerability is fixed once available from floragunn. Until a patch is released, organizations should restrict access to the Signals watch feature to only highly trusted users and minimize the number of users with privileges to trigger searches via Signals watch. Implement network segmentation and strict access controls to limit exposure of Elasticsearch clusters. Audit and monitor usage of Signals watch and related alerting features for unusual or unauthorized queries. Consider disabling Signals watch functionality if it is not essential. Additionally, review and tighten role-based access control (RBAC) policies to ensure least privilege principles are enforced. Regularly review logs for signs of privilege misuse or data access anomalies. Engage with floragunn support for any available workarounds or interim fixes. Finally, incorporate this vulnerability into incident response and risk management processes to ensure timely detection and remediation.

Description

In Search Guard FLX versions 3.1.2 and earlier, while Document-Level Security (DLS) is correctly enforced elsewhere, when the search is triggered from a Signals watch, the DLS rule is not enforced, allowing access to all documents in the queried indices.

References

Community reviews

Loading reviews…