CVE-2025-68384
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Publication date: 2025-12-18

Last updated on: 2025-12-23

Assigner: Elastic

Description
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can allow a low-privileged authenticated user to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) causing a persistent denial of service (OOM crash) via submission of oversized user settings data.
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Published
2025-12-18
Last Modified
2025-12-23
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2026-06-16
AI Q&A
2025-12-19
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
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Showing 4 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
elastic elasticsearch From 7.0.0 (inc) to 7.17.29 (inc)
elastic elasticsearch From 8.0.0 (inc) to 8.19.9 (exc)
elastic elasticsearch From 9.0.0 (inc) to 9.1.9 (exc)
elastic elasticsearch From 9.2.0 (inc) to 9.2.3 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-770 The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in Elasticsearch involves allocation of resources without limits or throttling, allowing a low-privileged authenticated user to submit oversized user settings data. This can cause excessive allocation of resources leading to a persistent denial of service through an out-of-memory (OOM) crash.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can cause a persistent denial of service by crashing the Elasticsearch service due to out-of-memory conditions triggered by oversized user settings data submitted by a low-privileged user. This can disrupt availability of services relying on Elasticsearch.

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