CVE-2021-37937 | BDVDB-2026-217475 Detail

ElasticElasticsearch

Description#

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12023-11-22Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-04Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2023-11-22
Last modified: 2024-08-04

Vendor information

Vendor: Elastic
Product: Elasticsearch

All Elastic vulnerabilities

Score

5.9 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 54.0.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Privilege Escalation

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 7.13.0 and < 7.14.0
Fixed
7.14.0

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

5.9 Medium

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	High
Privileges Required	High
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).