CVE-2025-68384

MEDIUM

Elasticsearch 7.0.0-7.17.28 and 8.0.0-8.19.8 - Authenticated Denial of Service via Oversized User Settings Data

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (1)

Core 1

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0009
EPSS Percentile 24.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-770
Status published
Products (2)
elastic/elasticsearch 7.0.0 - 7.17.29
org.elasticsearch.plugin/x-pack-security 0 - 8.19.9Maven
Published Dec 18, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026