CVE-2018-3826
mediumpriority · track · 26OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.007 · 53 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In Elasticsearch versions 6.0.0-beta1 to 6.2.4 a disclosure flaw was found in the _snapshot API. When the access_key and security_key parameters are set using the _snapshot API they can be exposed as plain text by users able to query the _snapshot API.
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affected products (3)
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references (6)
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- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-3-0-and-5-6-10-security-update/135777cnnvd
- https://www.elastic.co/community/securitycnnvd
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-3-0-and-5-6-10-security-update/135777enisa_euvd
- https://www.elastic.co/community/securityenisa_euvd
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-3-0-and-5-6-10-security-update/135777Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.elastic.co/community/securityVendor Advisorynvd
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