CVE-2026-49090
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Elasticsearch Leading to Denial of Service
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.5 Medium
- Published
- Jul 1, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- Reserved
- May 27, 2026
Description
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400) in Elasticsearch can lead to a denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). An authenticated user can submit a specially crafted bulk request that causes sustained high CPU consumption, which can render the affected node unable to process requests.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | elastic |
Weaknesses
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
ElasticsearchElastic |
|
References
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