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CVE-2021-37937

CVE-2021-37937 · Elasticsearch privilege escalation

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An issue was found with how API keys are created with the Fleet-Server service account. When an API key is created with a service account, it is possible that the API key could be created with higher privileges than intended. Using this vulnerability, a compromised Fleet-Server service account could escalate themselves to a super-user.

CVSS 5.9 · Medium · EPSS 0.7% · Fix available

Published
Updated

Stack: system

Affected products and versions

  • elasticsearch

    Versions
    • ≥ 7.13.0, < 7.14.0: Affected (semver)

    Update to 7.14.0

  • elasticsearch Ubuntu:16.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 1.6.2+dfsg-1
    • 1.7.3+dfsg-1
    • 1.7.3+dfsg-2
    • 1.7.3+dfsg-3
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

Original sources

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