CVE-2025-68390

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can allow an authenticated user with snapshot restore privileges to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and a denial of service (DoS) via crafted HTTP request.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
4.9 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
elasticCNA
4.9 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA-ADPADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 34%
VendorProductVersion
elasticelasticsearch
7.0.0 ≤
𝑥
≤ 7.17.29
elasticelasticsearch
8.0.0 ≤
𝑥
< 8.19.8
elasticelasticsearch
9.0.0 ≤
𝑥
< 9.1.8
elasticelasticsearch
9.2.0 ≤
𝑥
< 9.2.2
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
Vulnerability Media Exposure
References
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-19-8-9-1-8-and-9-2-2-security-update-esa-2025-37/384185