6.5

CVE-2026-72678

Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value in Elasticsearch Leading to Denial of Service

Elasticsearch does not validate a size value taken from a user-supplied input before that value is used to reserve memory for an internal data structure. An authenticated user holding only read privileges can submit a single small crafted request to a product API endpoint that causes the node to attempt an excessively large allocation. The resulting memory exhaustion raises a fatal error that terminates the Elasticsearch node process, causing a denial of service for the affected node and degrading cluster health. The defect is not volumetric, so a single request is sufficient regardless of the heap size configured on the target node.
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Elastic ≫ Elasticsearch Version >= 8.19.0 < 8.19.20
Elastic ≫ Elasticsearch Version >= 9.4.0 < 9.4.5
Elastic ≫ Elasticsearch Version >= 9.5.0 < 9.5.1
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Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.29% 0.213
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
security@elastic.co 6.5 2.8 3.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-789 Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value

The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated.

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-19-20-9-4-5-9-5-1-security-update-esa-2026-80/389507
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