ElasticCVE-2026-72685
A flaw in Elasticsearch
Medium4.3CVE-2026-72685 · Published Aug 13, 2026 · updated Sep 1, 2026
A flaw in Elasticsearch allows a low-privileged authenticated user who can index documents to submit a single small document containing a crafted user-supplied input. Processing one such document occupies a worker thread from a bounded pool for a disproportionate amount of time, degrading the availability of indexing operations on 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 |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-407
More Elastic advisories
All Elastic| Date | Advisory | Severity | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13 | Elasticsearch: denial of service | Medium6.5 | No fix yet |
| Aug 13 | Elasticsearch: denial of service | Medium6.5 | No fix yet |
| Aug 13 | Elasticsearch: denial of service | Medium6.5 | No fix yet |
| Aug 13 | Elastic Kibana: denial of service | Medium6.5 | No fix yet |
| Aug 13 | Elastic Kibana: missing authorization | High7.1 | No fix yet |
| Aug 13 | Elastic Fleet Server: code injection | Medium6.5 | No fix yet |