CVE-2024-23444

Elasticsearch elasticsearch-certutil csr fails to encrypt private key

Published Jul 31, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
It was discovered by Elastic engineering that when elasticsearch-certutil CLI tool is used with the csr option in order to create a new Certificate Signing Requests, the associated private key that is generated is stored on disk unencrypted even if the --pass parameter is passed in the command invocation.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-2271 Elasticsearch stores private key on disk unencrypted
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-5v8f-xx9m-wj44 Elasticsearch stores private key on disk unencrypted
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Elastic
Elastic elasticsearch
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Elastic
Elastic elasticsearch
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
elastic
Published
Updated
Apr 4, 2025, 11:03 PM
Reserved
Jan 16, 2024, 9:31 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 31, 2024, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:12 AM