CVE-2020-7014: elastic elasticsearch Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-7014 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in elastic elasticsearch. EPSS estimates a 1.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 03-06-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The fix for CVE-2020-7009 was found to be incomplete. Elasticsearch versions from 6.7.0 to 6.8.7 and 7.0.0 to 7.6.1 contain a privilege escalation flaw if an attacker is able to create API keys and also authentication tokens. An attacker who is able to generate an API key and an authentication token can perform a series of steps that result in an authentication token being generated with elevated privileges.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.74%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
77%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.20 pp
From 1.54% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-266Incorrect Privilege AssignmentA product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
- CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementThe product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Affected systems
Elastic1 product
- elasticsearchEOL6.7.0 to 6.8.7 and 7.0.0 to 7.6.1 | ≥ 6.7.0, ≤ 6.8.7 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.6.1
Org.elasticsearch1 product
- elasticsearch≥ 6.7.0, < 6.8.8 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.6.2
Ubuntu1 product
- elasticsearchAll versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 3 products
References
7 links- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200619-0003/X Refsource CONFIRM
