Advisoriesby IbisElasticCVE-2026-72645
Elasticsearch: denial of service
No fix yet
Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value (CWE-789) in Elasticsearch can lead to denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). An authenticated user holding only read privileges on a single index can submit one small, specially crafted search request that causes an excessively large memory allocation, exhausting the JVM heap and terminating the affected node.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Elasticsearch Product | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.19.19 | No fix yet |
| >= 9.0.0, <= 9.4.4 | No fix yet | |
| <= 9.5.0 | No fix yet |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-789