# CVE-2024-14047

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2024-14047
- **Severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS Score:** 7.2 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H)
- **CWE:** CWE-59
- **Published:** Sep 1, 2026
- **Last Modified:** Sep 1, 2026

## Description

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 filesystem links, causing a subsequent elevated Winlogbeat operation to write to or delete arbitrary files. Successful exploitation could result in a denial of service.

## Affected Products

- Elastic — Elastic Security (7.6.0)

## References

- [CNA](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-8-13-0-security-update-esa-2024-49/390044)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.10%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 0.9

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-10._