UpHeron
All vulnerabilities

Servers and applications

CVE-2021-37937

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.

Severity
High 8.8
Published
22 Nov 2023
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
ElasticsearchServers and applications · cpe:a:elastic:elasticsearch
  • From 7.13.0 up to 7.14.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37937
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-37937