CVE-2026-72645

EUVD-2026-58282
Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value (CWE-789) in Elasticsearch can lead to denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). An authenticated user holding only read privileges on a single index can submit one small, specially crafted search request that causes an excessively large memory allocation, exhausting the JVM heap and terminating the affected node.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
elasticCNA
6.5 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: Unknown
Early Detection
Affected products identified ahead of NVD analysis through intelligence sources.
VendorProductVersionSource
elasticelasticsearch
8.0.0 ≤
𝑥
≤ 8.19.19
CNA
elasticelasticsearch
9.0.0 ≤
𝑥
≤ 9.4.4
CNA
elasticelasticsearch
9.5.0
CNA
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-19-20-9-4-5-9-5-1-security-update-esa-2026-116/389502