VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-56143

CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.44%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-09-01
Last modified2026-09-04
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

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 request that causes excessive memory consumption, which may render the affected node unavailable.

Weakness classification

  • security@elastic.co: CWE-770

Primary references