CVE-2026-72645 (GCVE-0-2026-72645)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-13 19:13 – Updated: 2026-08-13 20:28
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value in Elasticsearch Leading to Denial of Service
Summary
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.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-13 19:50 UTC
CWE
- CWE-789 - Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Elasticsearch |
Affected:
8.0.0 , ≤ 8.19.19
(semver)
Affected: 9.0.0 , ≤ 9.4.4 (semver) Affected: 9.5.0 (semver) |
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