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Vulnerability record · CVE-2024-37286 · published 3 August 2024

CVE-2024-37286: Elastic apm server sensitive information in log file vulnerability

Elastic · Apm Server

APM server logs contain document body from a partially failed bulk index request. For example, in case of unavailable_shards_exception for a specific document, since the ES response line contains the document body, and that APM server logs the ES response line on error, the document is effectively logged.

6.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.49% · top 60.0% CWE-532 · Sensitive information in log file
6.5CVSS 3.1 base score
0.49%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

APM server logs contain document body from a partially failed bulk index request. For example, in case of unavailable_shards_exception for a specific document, since the ES response line contains the document body, and that APM server logs the ES response line on error, the document is effectively logged.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-8-14-0-security-update-esa-2024-19/364289 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2024-37286), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.