CVE-2023-46668

Elastic Endpoint Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published Oct 25, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
If Elastic Endpoint (v7.9.0 - v8.10.3) is configured to use a non-default option in which the logging level is explicitly set to debug, and when Elastic Agent is simultaneously configured to collect and send those logs to Elasticsearch, then Elastic Agent API keys can be viewed in Elasticsearch in plaintext. These API keys could be used to write arbitrary data and read Elastic Endpoint user artifacts.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-50859 If Elastic Endpoint (v7.9.0 - v8.10.3) is configured to use a non-default option in which the logging level is explicitly set to debug, and when Elastic Agent is simultaneously configured to collect and send those logs to Elasticsearch, then Elastic Agent API keys can be viewed in Elasticsearch in plaintext. These API keys could be used to write arbitrary data and read Elastic Endpoint user artifacts.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
elastic
Published
Updated
Sep 9, 2024, 7:34 PM
Reserved
Oct 24, 2023, 5:28 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 26, 2023, 12:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:31 AM