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CVE-2026-56149
Published:July 01, 2026
Updated:July 20, 2026
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 machine learning request that causes excessive memory consumption, which may render the affected node unavailable.
Affected Packages
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=9.0.0 <9.3.6
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 9.3.6
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=9.4.0 <9.4.3
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 9.4.3
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=8.0.0 <8.19.17
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 8.19.17
Related Resources (1)
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-19-17-9-3-6-9-4-3-security-update-esa-2026-43
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CWE-770
EPSS
Base Score:
0.32