Cloudanix VulnDB

CVE-2026-72678

Medium · 6.5

CVSS

6.5

EPSS

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Published

Aug 13, 2026

CISA due date

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The record

Elasticsearch does not validate a size value taken from a user-supplied input before that value is used to reserve memory for an internal data structure. An authenticated user holding only read privileges can submit a single small crafted request to a product API endpoint that causes the node to attempt an excessively large allocation. The resulting memory exhaustion raises a fatal error that terminates the Elasticsearch node process, causing a denial of service for the affected node and degrading cluster health. The defect is not volumetric, so a single request is sufficient regardless of the heap size configured on the target node.

Affected packages

Ecosystem Package Introduced Fixed

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