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.

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Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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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.
Title Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Elasticsearch Leading to Denial of Service
Weaknesses CWE-770
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: elastic

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-01T19:37:54.442Z

Reserved: 2026-06-19T11:01:02.534Z

Link: CVE-2026-56143

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Updated: 2026-09-01T19:37:51.401Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-01T20:17:14.990

Modified: 2026-09-01T21:15:37.123

Link: CVE-2026-56143

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