3.5

CVE-2020-7020: elastic elasticsearch Privilege Context Switching Error

CVSS: 3.5v2.0LowModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2020-7020GHSA-g9fw-9x87-rmrjBIT-elasticsearch-2020-7020
Published 22-10-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-7020 is a low (CVSS 3.5) Privilege Context Switching Error vulnerability in elastic elasticsearch. EPSS estimates a 1.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
14/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
3.5/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.08%
0%100%
Low · +0.07 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 22-10-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Elasticsearch versions before 6.8.13 and 7.9.2 contain a document disclosure flaw when Document or Field Level Security is used. Search queries do not properly preserve security permissions when executing certain complex queries. This could result in the search disclosing the existence of documents the attacker should not be able to view. This could result in an attacker gaining additional insight into potentially sensitive indices.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.08%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

65%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.07 pp

From 1.01% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.08%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Elastic1 product
Org.elasticsearch1 product
  • elasticsearch< 6.8.13 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.9.2
Ubuntu1 product
  • elasticsearchAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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