CVE-2026-72679

Elasticsearch does not apply its configurable input length restriction to a user-supplied pattern accepted by an intervals query. Compiling a deeply nested pattern drives unbounded recursion that exhausts the thread stack and raises a fatal error, terminating the Elasticsearch node process and causing a denial of service for that node. An authenticated user holding only read-only privileges on a single searchable index can trigger the condition with one small search request.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-19-20-9-4-5-security-update-esa-2026-81/389501	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-13 20:17

Updated : 2026-09-01 15:26

NVD link : CVE-2026-72679

Mitre link : CVE-2026-72679

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-72679

JSON object : View

Products Affected

elastic

elasticsearch

CWE

CWE-674

Uncontrolled Recursion

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