CVE-2023-46669

Agent impersonation via local API key disclosure

Published May 1, 2025 · Updated May 1, 2025

Information disclosure in Elastic Agent and Elastic Defend before 8.15.0 allows local users to obtain an Endpoint API key. Elastic has not published the code locus or operation that makes the key accessible to unauthorized local actors. Local access is required, and the disclosed credential enables impersonation of Endpoint to the Elastic Stack; further actions are undisclosed.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Elastic Agent and Elastic Defend before 8.15.0 allows local users to obtain an Endpoint API key. Elastic has not published the code locus or operation that makes the key accessible to unauthorized local actors. Local access is required, and the disclosed credential enables impersonation of Endpoint to the Elastic Stack; further actions are undisclosed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-46669
Published
May 1, 2025
Updated
May 1, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-200
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 1, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 1, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

7.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
6.2ElasticCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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