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CVE-2021-37937
An issue was found with how API keys are created with the Fleet-Server service account.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Elasticsearch | from 7.13.0 through 7.14.0 |