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CVE-2023-46669

Elastic Agent / Elastic Endpoint Security local API key disclosure

Published: May 1, 2025Updated: Oct 1, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-200
NVD MITRE
6.2CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 95.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Exposure of sensitive information to local unauthorized actors in Elastic Agent and Elastic Security Endpoint can lead to loss of confidentiality and impersonation of Endpoint to the Elastic Stack. This issue was identified by Elastic engineers and Elastic has no indication that it is known or has been exploited by malicious actors.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

elastic agentelasticDatabases
endpoint securityelasticDatabases
Elastic AgentElastic NV
Mixed
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
Elastic Endpoint SecurityElastic NV
Mixed
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
Elastic Agent and Elastic DefendElasticDatabases
elasticcommercialUSDatabasesaka elasticsearch co., elastic.co
elastic nvcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka elastic

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-agent-elastic-endpoint-security-security-update-esa-2025-03/377706
discuss.elastic.co
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46669
nvd.nist.gov

Timeline

Published
May 1, 2025
Last Updated
Oct 1, 2025

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