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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Elasticsearch | 8.0.0 – ≤ 8.19.14, 9.3.0 – ≤ 9.3.3, 9.0.0 – ≤ 9.2.8 | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-2457 Elasticsearch: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen DoS und die Offenlegung von Informationen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jul 21, 2026