CVE-2020-7009

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Elasticsearch versions from 6.7.0 before 6.8.8 and 7.0.0 before 7.6.2 contain a privilege escalation flaw if an attacker is able to create API keys. An attacker who is able to generate an API key can perform a series of steps that result in an API key being generated with elevated privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-266 CWE-269

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Mar 31, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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