{"cve":"CVE-2020-7014","nvd":{"published":"2020-06-03T18:15:23.043","modified":"2026-06-17T03:24:07.477","status":"Modified","description":"The fix for CVE-2020-7009 was found to be incomplete. Elasticsearch versions from 6.7.0 to 6.8.7 and 7.0.0 to 7.6.1 contain a privilege escalation flaw if an attacker is able to create API keys and also authentication tokens. An attacker who is able to generate an API key and an authentication token can perform a series of steps that result in an authentication token being generated with elevated privileges.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-269","CWE-266"],"references":["https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200619-0003/","https://www.elastic.co/community/security/","https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200619-0003/","https://www.elastic.co/community/security/"],"products":["elastic:elasticsearch"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:05:42.039641217+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-7014","score":0.01743,"percentile":0.77771,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-hqqv-9x3v-mp7w","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-hqqv-9x3v-mp7w","summary":"Privilege Escalation Flaw in Elasticsearch","modified":"2024-02-17T05:33:13.533268Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch","purl":"pkg:maven/org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch","ranges":[">=6.7.0 <6.8.8"],"fixed":["6.8.8"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch","purl":"pkg:maven/org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch","ranges":[">=7.0.0 <7.6.2"],"fixed":["7.6.2"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}