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.
History

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Elastic
Elastic elasticsearch
Vendors & Products Elastic
Elastic elasticsearch

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Elasticsearch Leading to Denial of Service
Weaknesses CWE-400
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: elastic

Published: 2026-07-21T20:20:07.409Z

Updated: 2026-07-22T19:41:00.574Z

Reserved: 2026-07-15T18:23:57.165Z

Link: CVE-2026-63136

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-22T19:31:51.566Z

cve-icon NVD

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cve-icon Redhat

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