{"cve":"CVE-2022-23708","nvd":{"published":"2022-03-03T22:15:08.800","modified":"2026-06-17T04:30:40.677","status":"Modified","description":"A flaw was discovered in Elasticsearch 7.17.0’s upgrade assistant, in which upgrading from version 6.x to 7.x would disable the in-built protections on the security index, allowing authenticated users with “*” index permissions access to this index.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","score":4.3},"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-17-1-security-update/298447","https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220729-0003/","https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-17-1-security-update/298447","https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220729-0003/"],"products":["elastic:elasticsearch"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:28:04.509275555+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-23708","score":0.01035,"percentile":0.63888,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-pgq6-ccqj-hpqr","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-pgq6-ccqj-hpqr","summary":" Elasticsearch privilege escalation","modified":"2024-02-20T05:24:42.092875Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch","purl":"pkg:maven/org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch","ranges":[">=7.16.0 <7.17.1"],"fixed":["7.17.1"]}]}],"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."]}