vulnerability
Elastic Elasticsearch: CVE-2021-37937: Improper Privilege Management
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:N) | Nov 22, 2023 | May 13, 2025 | May 21, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:N)
Published
Nov 22, 2023
Added
May 13, 2025
Modified
May 21, 2025
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.
Solution
elastic-elasticsearch-upgrade-latest
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