CVE-2026-72656

Published: Ago 13, 2026 Last Modified: Ago 13, 2026
ExploitDB:
Other exploit source:
Google Dorks:
MEDIUM 6,5
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: low
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high

Description

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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.

789

Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value

Draft
Abstraction: Variant Structure: Simple
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Availability
Potential Impacts:
Dos: Resource Consumption (Memory)
Applicable Platforms
Languages: C, C++, Not Language-Specific
View CWE Details
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-18-0-9-0-0-sec…
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-18-0-9-0-0-security-update-esa-202…