CVE-2021-22147

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-09-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-732

Description

Elasticsearch before 7.14.0 did not apply document and field level security to searchable snapshots. This could lead to an authenticated user gaining access to information that they are unauthorized to view.

Affected products

Elasticsearch: from 7.11.0 before 7.14.0 — fixed in 7.14.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Elasticsearch 7.14.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-14-0-security-update/280344
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211008-0002/
https://www.elastic.co/community/security/
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-14-0-security-update/280344
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211008-0002/
https://www.elastic.co/community/security/

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