CVE-2026-78604 Affecting elastic-agent-8.19-oci-entrypoint package, versions <8.19.21-r0


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-MINIMOSLATEST-ELASTICAGENT819OCIENTRYPOINT-19634081
  • published6 Sept 2026
  • disclosed2 Sept 2026

Introduced: 2 Sep 2026

CVE-2026-78604  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Minimos:latest elastic-agent-8.19-oci-entrypoint to version 8.19.21-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream elastic-agent-8.19-oci-entrypoint package and not the elastic-agent-8.19-oci-entrypoint package as distributed by Minimos. See How to fix? for Minimos:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource (CWE-732) in Elastic Agent can lead to local privilege escalation via Replace Binaries (CAPEC-642). On Windows systems where Elastic Agent is installed in unprivileged mode, resources used by the agent service are created with access controls broader than required. A local user could take advantage of this to cause the service to execute code of their choosing, ultimately obtaining SYSTEM-level privileges on the host.