CVE catalog
CVE-2020-7009
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-7009
- Severity
- High · CVSS 8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.88% · Oct 25, 2026
Elasticsearch versions from 6.7.0 before 6.8.8 and 7.0.0 before 7.6.2 contain a privilege escalation flaw if an attacker is able to create API keys. An attacker who is able to generate an API key can perform a series of steps that result in an API key being generated with elevated privileges.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | elasticsearch | 16.04 | 1.6.2+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | elasticsearch | 16.04 | 1.7.3+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | elasticsearch | 16.04 | 1.7.3+dfsg-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | elasticsearch | 16.04 | 1.7.3+dfsg-3 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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