CVE-2025-37736
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Publication date: 2025-11-07

Last updated on: 2025-12-11

Assigner: Elastic

Description
Improper Authorization in Elastic Cloud Enterprise can lead to Privilege Escalation where the built-in readonly user can call APIs that should not be allowed. The list of APIs that are affected by this issue is: post:/platform/configuration/security/service-accounts delete:/platform/configuration/security/service-accounts/{user_id} patch:/platform/configuration/security/service-accounts/{user_id} post:/platform/configuration/security/service-accounts/{user_id}/keys delete:/platform/configuration/security/service-accounts/{user_id}/keys/{api_key_id} patch:/user post:/users post:/users/auth/keys delete:/users/auth/keys delete:/users/auth/keys/_all delete:/users/auth/keys/{api_key_id} delete:/users/{user_id}/auth/keys delete:/users/{user_id}/auth/keys/{api_key_id} delete:/users/{user_name} patch:/users/{user_name}
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Meta Information
Published
2025-11-07
Last Modified
2025-12-11
Generated
2026-05-07
AI Q&A
2025-11-08
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
NVD
CVE-2025-37736
Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 2 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
elastic elastic_cloud_enterprise From 3.8.0 (inc) to 3.8.3 (exc)
elastic elastic_cloud_enterprise From 4.0.0 (inc) to 4.0.3 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-863 The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability in Elastic Cloud Enterprise involves improper authorization that allows a built-in readonly user to perform actions via APIs that should normally be restricted. This can lead to privilege escalation, meaning the readonly user can gain higher privileges and perform unauthorized operations on the system.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

The vulnerability can lead to significant security risks including unauthorized access and modification of sensitive configurations and user data. Since the readonly user can escalate privileges, it may result in full compromise of the system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability.


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