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CVE-2020-7009

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-03-31 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-266

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.

Affected products

• Elasticsearch: from 6.7.0 before 6.8.8; from 7.0.0 before 7.6.2 — fixed in 6.8.8, 7.6.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Elasticsearch 6.8.8, 7.6.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-8-8-and-7-6-2-security-update/225920
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200403-0004/
• https://www.elastic.co/community/security/
• https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-8-8-and-7-6-2-security-update/225920
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200403-0004/
• https://www.elastic.co/community/security/

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