Security advisory

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-7009",
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    "title": "CVE-2020-7009",
    "summary": "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.",
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      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-8-8-and-7-6-2-security-update/225920",
        "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200403-0004/",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
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  "published_at": "2020-03-31T19:15:14.447+00:00"
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