CVE-2020-7009

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CVSS 3.1

8.8 high

EPSS

2%p74

Published

Mar 31, 2020 (Mar 31, 2020)

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.

Vendors: elastic
Products: elasticsearch
Weakness: CWE-266, CWE-269
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (1.6%)

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