CVE-2026-63136

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400) in Elasticsearch can lead to denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). A user with search privileges can submit a specially crafted search request that causes a data node to exhaust available heap memory, resulting in node unavailability and cluster degradation. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to cause cluster downtime requiring manual intervention to restore service.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Information

Published : 2026-07-21 21:16

Updated : 2026-08-07 20:09


NVD link : CVE-2026-63136

Mitre link : CVE-2026-63136

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-63136


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Products Affected

elastic

  • elasticsearch
CWE
CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption