CVE-2024-37282 Privilege escalation in Elastic Cloud Enterprise
Attackers can use existing API keys to create new keys with elevated privileges, leading to unauthorized access in Elastic Cloud Enterprise.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-37282?
CVE-2024-37282 is a high-severity vulnerability in Elastic Cloud Enterprise, published on 28 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
It was identified that under certain specific preconditions, an API key that was originally created with a specific privileges could be subsequently used to create new API keys that have elevated privileges.
Weakness: CWE-285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-37282?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Elastic Elastic Cloud Enterprise.
How do I fix CVE-2024-37282?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-37282 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-37282 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-37282 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Elastic Cloud Enterprise
- CVE-2025-37729 Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine
- CVE-2025-37736 Elastic Cloud Enterprise Improper Authorization
- CVE-2023-31418 Elasticsearch uncontrolled resource consumption
- CVE-2018-3828 Information disclosure in Elastic Cloud Enterprise
- CVE-2022-23715 Information disclosure in Elastic Cloud Enterprise
Sources
Also known as GHSA-739c-hg26-wf67.