CVE-2021-37937 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-37937: Elasticsearch privilege escalation

Vendor Elastic
Product Elasticsearch
Weakness CWE-269
Published November 22, 2023
Last update August 4, 2024
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CVSS base score

5.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 22, 2023 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated