CVE-2024-23444

Name: CVE-2024-23444
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2024-07-31T18:15:11.983+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 0.21%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-23444 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. It was discovered by Elastic engineering that when elasticsearch-certutil CLI tool is used with the csr option in order to create a new Certificate Signing Requests, the associated private key that is generated is stored on disk unencrypted even if the --pass parameter is passed in the command invocation.. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

It was discovered by Elastic engineering that when elasticsearch-certutil CLI tool is used with the csr option in order to create a new Certificate Signing Requests, the associated private key that is generated is stored on disk unencrypted even if the --pass parameter is passed in the command invocation.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.21%

10.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Elastic	Elasticsearch	>= 7.0.0, < 7.17.23
Elastic	Elasticsearch	>= 8.0.0, < 8.13.0

References

Timeline

Published: Jul 31, 2024
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-23444?

How severe is CVE-2024-23444?

CVE-2024-23444 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.21% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-23444?

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Source: NVD / NIST