CVE-2021-37937

Elasticsearch privilege escalation

Published Nov 22, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-24413 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
elastic
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 1:30 AM
Reserved
Aug 3, 2021, 8:49 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 22, 2023, 2:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:01 AM