Description
Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value (CWE-789) in the ES|QL query processing of Elasticsearch can lead to denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). An authenticated user able to submit ES|QL queries could send a specially crafted query whose evaluation allocates an unbounded amount of heap memory, exhausting the available heap on the receiving node and causing the node to become unavailable.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Elasticsearch | 8.11.0 – ≤ 8.17.9 | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-2841 Elasticsearch: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 8, 2026