CVE-2026-18952
Missing Input Validation in Threat Intel Feed Parser in OpenSearch Security Analytics Plugin
Missing input validation in the threat intelligence feed parser in the OpenSearch Security Analytics plugin might allow an authenticated remote user to perform server-side request forgery and read local files via a crafted URL parameter to the threat intel source configuration endpoint.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Missing Input Validation in Threat Intel Feed Parser in OpenSearch Security Analytics Plugin
Missing input validation in the threat intelligence feed parser in the OpenSearch Security Analytics plugin might allow an authenticated remote user to perform server-side request forgery and read local files via a crafted URL parameter to the threat intel source configuration endpoint.
- Record
CVE-2026-18952- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-57422
Missing input validation in the threat intelligence feed parser in the OpenSearch Security Analytics plugin might allow an authenticated remote user to perform server-side request forgery and read local files via a crafted URL parameter to the threat intel source configuration endpoint.
- Record
EUVD-2026-57422- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Missing input validation in the threat intelligence feed parser in the OpenSearch Security Analytics plugin might allow an authenticated remote user to perform server-side request forgery and read local files via a crafted URL parameter to the threat intel source configuration endpoint.
- Record
CVE-2026-18952- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Missing Input Validation in Threat Intel Feed Parser in OpenSearch Security Analytics Plugin
Missing input validation in the threat intelligence feed parser in the OpenSearch Security Analytics plugin might allow an authenticated remote user to perform server-side request forgery and read local files via a crafted URL parameter to the threat intel source configuration endpoint.
- Record
CVE-2026-18952- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-18952 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Aws Opensearch, published August 12, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
docs.aws.amazon.com/opensearch-service/latest/developerguide/service-software.html
aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-079-aws
github.com/opensearch-project/security-analytics/security/advisories/GHSA-w946-8jxc-6v3m
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18952