{"cve":"CVE-2020-7019","nvd":{"published":"2020-08-18T17:15:11.677","modified":"2026-06-17T03:24:07.987","status":"Modified","description":"In Elasticsearch before 7.9.0 and 6.8.12 a field disclosure flaw was found when running a scrolling search with Field Level Security. If a user runs the same query another more privileged user recently ran, the scrolling search can leak fields that should be hidden. This could result in an attacker gaining additional permissions against a restricted index.","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:N/A:N","score":6.5},"cwes":["CWE-269","CWE-270"],"references":["https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-9-0-and-6-8-12-security-update/245456","https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200827-0001/","https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-9-0-and-6-8-12-security-update/245456","https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200827-0001/"],"products":["elastic:elasticsearch"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:09:20.498348299+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-7019","score":0.01404,"percentile":0.72571,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-c77j-p484-h84m","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-c77j-p484-h84m","summary":"Improper privilege management in elasticsearch","modified":"2024-02-19T05:32:33.976609Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch","purl":"pkg:maven/org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch","ranges":[">=7.0.0 <7.9.0"],"fixed":["7.9.0"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch","purl":"pkg:maven/org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch","ranges":["<6.8.12"],"fixed":["6.8.12"]}]}],"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."]}