CVE-2025-68390
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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 an authenticated user with snapshot restore privileges to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and a denial of service (DoS) via crafted HTTP request.
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Published
2025-12-18
Last Modified
2025-12-23
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2026-06-16
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2025-12-19
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
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Vendor Product Version / Range
elastic elasticsearch From 7.0.0 (inc) to 7.17.29 (inc)
elastic elasticsearch From 8.0.0 (inc) to 8.19.8 (exc)
elastic elasticsearch From 9.0.0 (inc) to 9.1.8 (exc)
elastic elasticsearch From 9.2.0 (inc) to 9.2.2 (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 (CWE-770). An authenticated user who has snapshot restore privileges can send a specially crafted HTTP request that causes excessive memory allocation (CAPEC-130), potentially leading to a denial of service (DoS).

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can impact you by allowing an authenticated user with snapshot restore privileges to cause excessive memory usage on the Elasticsearch server, which can lead to a denial of service (DoS). This can disrupt availability of the service.

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