CVE-2021-37937

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CVSS 3.1

8.8 high

EPSS

<1%p52

Published

Nov 22, 2023 (Nov 22, 2023)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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.

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

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