CVE-2026-63136

Published: Jul 21, 2026Modified: Jul 21, 2026

6.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: security@elastic.co (Secondary)

Description

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400) in Elasticsearch can lead to denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). A user with search privileges can submit a specially crafted search request that causes a data node to exhaust available heap memory, resulting in node unavailability and cluster degradation. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to cause cluster downtime requiring manual intervention to restore service.

Related CWEs

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.

References (1)

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-19-15-9-2-9-9-3-4-security-update-esa-2026-60/388559

Source: security@elastic.co

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