CVE-2018-3826
N/A
Published: September 19, 2018 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:57 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorElasticsearch
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
Description
In Elasticsearch versions 6.0.0-beta1 to 6.2.4 a disclosure flaw was found in the _snapshot API. When the access_key and security_key parameters are set using the _snapshot API they can be exposed as plain text by users able to query the _snapshot API.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Elasticsearch· Elasticelastic-plugin
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-3-0-and-5-6-10-security-update/135777x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.elastic.co/community/securityQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200CWE-311
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