CVE-2021-22149 json
Elastic Enterprise Search App Search versions before 7.14.0 are vulnerable to an issue where API keys were missing authorization via an alt…
published 2021-09-15 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-9296
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Elastic Enterprise Search App Search versions before 7.14.0 are vulnerable to an issue where API keys were missing authorization via an alternate route. Using this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could utilize API keys belonging to higher privileged users.
Patch / fix
- elastic enterprise_search 7.14.0
Exploit prediction
0.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Elastic Elastic Enterprise Search
Classification
References
-
elastic.co
/community/security/
vendor-advisory
-
discuss.elastic.co
/t/elastic-stack-7-14-0-security-update/280344
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-22149
- NVD CVE-2021-22149
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