CVE-2026-72645(elastic / elasticsearch)

LOWCVSS 6.5 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

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NVD description

Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value (CWE-789) in Elasticsearch can lead to denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). An authenticated user holding only read privileges on a single index can submit one small, specially crafted search request that causes an excessively large memory allocation, exhausting the JVM heap and terminating the affected node.

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-19-20-9-4-5-9-5-1-security-update-esa-2026-116/389502

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-789

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

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

elasticsearch

Threat summary

1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors

elastic

Products

elasticsearch

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d

Referenced assets1 URL

By indicator

https://vulnipulse.com/advisories/netapp-ntap-20261009-0005

Full discourse1 post

VulniPulse@vulnipulse19h
CVE advisory: CVE-2026-72645 - netapp: CVE-2026-72645 Elasticsearch Vulnerability in NetApp Products. https://vulnipulse.com/advisories/netapp-ntap-20261009-0005 #CVE #CyberSecurity #NetApp #Elasticsearch
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CPE platform detail1 entries

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Part	Vendor	Product	Version	Target SW	Target HW
App	elastic	elasticsearch	-	-	-

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