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CVE-2026-72683 json

Uncontrolled Recursion in Elasticsearch Leading to Denial of Service

published 2mo ago modified 2mo ago also BIT-elasticsearch-2026-72683 , EUVD-2026-58247

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw in Elasticsearch allows an authenticated user with the privileges required to invoke the simulate pipeline API endpoint (https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-ingest-simulate) to submit a request that causes a self-referential data structure to be created. When a specific internal component later processes that structure, the operation recurses without bound and raises a fatal error that is not handled by the surrounding execution path, terminating the affected node process and resulting in a denial of service.

Patch / fix

  • bitnami elasticsearch 8.19.19, 9.3.8, 9.4.4
  • elastic elasticsearch 8.19.19, 9.3.8, 9.4.4
  • elasticsearch elasticsearch 8.19.19, 9.3.8, 9.4.4
  • org.elasticsearch elasticsearch 8.19.19, 9.3.8, 9.4.4

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
OSV 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
bitnami elasticsearch
>=5.0.0, <8.19.19
>=9.3.0, <9.3.8
>=9.4.0, <9.4.4
8.19.19
9.3.8
9.4.4

Affected products

  • Elastic Elasticsearch

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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