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CVE-2026-26931General(elastic / metricbeat)

LOWCVSS 5.7 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value (CWE-789) in the Prometheus remote_write HTTP handler in Metricbeat can lead Denial of Service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130).

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Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-789

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • metricbeat

Threat summary

  • 2 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • Peaked 1d ago at 1 mentions (2026-03-19); latest day: 1
  • 2 total mentions across 2 days

Affected systems

Vendors
elastic
Products
metricbeat

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 2d
00111Mentions · 2026-03-19: 1Mentions · 2026-03-23: 1Technical Details · 2026-03-19: 1Technical Details · 2026-03-23: 103-1903-23
Signal classification2 categories
General
150.0%
Disclosure
150.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
By indicator
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-03-191
General1
2026-03-231
Disclosure1
Full discourse2 posts
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-26931 Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value (CWE-789) in the Prometheus remote_write HTTP handler in Metricbeat can lead Denial of Service via Excessive Allocation (C… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-26931

    Post summary

    CVE-2026‑26931 highlights a memory allocation flaw in Metricbeat’s Prometheus remote_write handler that can cause a denial of service; no PoC, exploit, or patch is mentioned, and no active exploitation is reported.

    0000070
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  • CyberDudeBivash® | Global Cybersecurity Company@cyberbivash
    General

    🚨 CYBERDUDEBIVASH SENTINEL APEX ALERT 🚨 Threat: CVE-2026-26931 - Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value in Metricbeat Leading to Denial of Service Intel Report: https://ift.tt/Iz257KX

    Post summary

    An alert referencing CVE-2026-26931, which causes a denial of service via excessive memory allocation in Metricbeat, without any mention of PoC, exploitation, patch or false positive.

    0000034
    336 followersView on X
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