Search Guard FLX DLS bypass in watches before 3.1.2
CVE-2025-12149 Published on November 14, 2025
Unauthorized access to documents protected by Document-Level Security (DLS), when Signals watches include a search query involving protected documents
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-12149 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.
Weakness Types
What is an Information Disclosure Vulnerability?
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
CVE-2025-12149 has been classified to as an Information Disclosure vulnerability or weakness.
What is an AuthZ Vulnerability?
The software performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
CVE-2025-12149 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-12149
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Affected Versions
floragunn Search Guard FLX:- Version 1.0.0, <= 3.1.2 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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