cve-2021-37937
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-11-22 01:45
Modified
2024-08-04 01:30
Severity
Summary
Elasticsearch privilege escalation
References
| Source | URL | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| bressers@elastic.co | https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-14-1-security-update/283077 | Vendor Advisory |
| bressers@elastic.co | https://www.elastic.co/community/security | Vendor Advisory |
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| Elastic | Elasticsearch |
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