CVE-2021-22149
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 15, 2021 at 11:44 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:36 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEnterprise Search
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Enterprise Search· Elasticelastic-plugin
95%v < 7.14.0
Affected range stops below 7.14.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-14-0-security-update/280344CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732CWE-862
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