8.8

CVE-2021-22148: elastic elastic enterprise search

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 15-09-2021Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-22148 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in elastic elastic enterprise search. EPSS estimates a 0.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.83%
0%100%
Low · -0.13 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 15-09-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Elastic Enterprise Search App Search versions before 7.14.0 was vulnerable to an issue where API keys were not bound to the same engines as their creator. This could lead to a less privileged user gaining access to unauthorized engines.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.83%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

57%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.13 pp

From 0.95% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.83%

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

Elastic2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

2 links