Incorrect permission assignment in Elasticsearch
Priority LOW 31CWE-732Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Elasticsearch before 7.14.0 did not apply document and field level security to searchable snapshots. This could lead to an authenticated user gaining access to information that they are unauthorized to view.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01037 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven): 7.14.0Red Hat: 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Elasticsearch | versions 7.11.0 to 7.13.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven) | 7.11.0 to before 7.14.0 | 7.14.0 | Patch available | GHSA-45h5-r968-5xr7 |
- Elasticsearch VendorElastic Affected versions 7.11.0 to 7.13.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven) Vendor— Affected 7.11.0 to before 7.14.0 Fixed in 7.14.0 Patch available GHSA-45h5-r968-5xr7
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-45h5-r968-5xr7 org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven) Fixed in 7.14.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 10 products
- Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift
- OpenShift Service Mesh 1
- OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0
- Red Hat Decision Manager 7
- Red Hat Fuse 7
- Red Hat Integration Camel K 1
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
- Red Hat Process Automation 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-22147
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-45h5-r968-5xr7
References
Advisory 4
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- TI-2014-02491 The default configuration in Elasticsearch before 1.2 enables dynamic scripting, which… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2023-15037 Elasticsearch StackOverflow vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-05135 Information disclosure in Elasticsearch CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2021-05136 All versions of Elastic Cloud Enterprise has the Elasticsearch “anonymous” user enabled… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-04530 Elasticsearch before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-22147 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-22147 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-45h5-r968-5xr7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-22147 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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