CVE-2025-37731
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CVE-2025-37731 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.4/10 on the CVSS scale. Improper Authentication in Elasticsearch PKI realm can lead to user impersonation via specially crafted client certificates. A malicious actor would need to have such a crafted client certificate signed by a legitimate, trusted Certificate Authority.. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Improper Authentication in Elasticsearch PKI realm can lead to user impersonation via specially crafted client certificates. A malicious actor would need to have such a crafted client certificate signed by a legitimate, trusted Certificate Authority.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Elasticsearch | >= 7.0.0, <= 7.17.29 |
| Elastic | Elasticsearch | >= 8.0.0, < 8.19.8 |
| Elastic | Elasticsearch | >= 9.0.0, < 9.1.8 |
| Elastic | Elasticsearch | >= 9.2.0, < 9.2.2 |
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Timeline
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- Status
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