CVE-2021-37937

Published Nov 22, 2023

Last updated 6 months ago

Overview

Description
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.
Source
bressers@elastic.co
NVD status
Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
8.8
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
2.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

bressers@elastic.co
CWE-269
nvd@nist.gov
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

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