CVE-2021-37937: 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…

PriorityP352high8.8CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

0.71%

49.0th percentile

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.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
elastic	elasticsearch	>= 7.13.0 < 7.14.0	7.14.0
elastic	elasticsearch	7.13.0 – 7.14.0	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

osv8.8HIGH

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