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CVE-2025-68388

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Published: Dec 18, 2025Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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5.3
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 1.4
Source: security@elastic.co (Secondary)

Description

Allocation of resources without limits or throttling (CWE-770) allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause excessive allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and CPU via the integration of malicious IPv4 fragments, leading to a degradation in Packetbeat.

Affected (3)

Elasticsearch
1 product
Packetbeat
Configuration A
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Elasticsearch
Packetbeat
From 8.6.0 to 8.19.9
Packetbeat
From 9.0.0 to 9.1.9
Packetbeat
From 9.2.0 to 9.2.3

Related CWEs

CWE-770
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

References (1)

Source: security@elastic.co
Vendor Advisory

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