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CVE-2026-56143

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Published: Sep 1, 2026Modified: Sep 4, 2026

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4.9
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 1.2 / Impact: 3.6
Source: security@elastic.co (Secondary)

Description

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can lead to a denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). A user with elevated privileges can submit a specially crafted request that causes excessive memory consumption, which may render the affected node unavailable.

Affected (2)

Elastic
1 product
Elasticsearch
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Elastic
Elasticsearch
From 8.0.0 to 8.19.20
Elasticsearch
From 9.0.0 to 9.3.0

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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