Vulnerability · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Assigned by elastic
CVE-2026-56143Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Elasticsearch Leading to Denial of Service
Medium 4.9
In plain English
A medium-severity resource allocation without limits in Elasticsearch from Elastic. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 38% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 61.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can lead to a denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). A user with elevated privileges can submit a specially crafted request that causes excessive memory consumption, which may render the affected node unavailable.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Elasticsearch | 8.0.0 – through 8.19.199.0.0 – through 9.2.8 |
Weakness: CWE-770 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H