Elasticsearch versions from 6.7.0 before 6.8.8 and 7.0.0 before 7.6.2 contain a privilege escalation flaw if an attacker is able to create API keys. An attacker who is able to generate an API key can perform a series of steps that result in an API key being generated with elevated privileges.
Upstream Reference: https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-8-8-and-7-6-2-security-update/225920
Created python-elasticsearch tracking bugs for this issue: Affects: epel-all [bug 1821242] Affects: fedora-all [bug 1821241] Affects: openstack-rdo [bug 1821243]
External References: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/release-notes-7.6.2.html
Upstream issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/53647
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s): https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-7009
Statement: OpenShift Container Platform 4.x and 3.11 use Elasticsearch 5.6 which does not have the API Keys feature.