CVEs-PoC/2020/CVE-2020-7009.md

### [CVE-2020-7009](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-7009)
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### Description

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.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://www.elastic.co/community/security/

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.