CVE-2025-68384
Medium
Description
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can allow a low-privileged authenticated user to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) causing a persistent denial of service (OOM crash) via submission of oversized user settings data.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Elasticsearch
PublishedDec 18, 2025
First seenDec 18, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-770Allocation of resources without limits
How to fix
Update
- elastic elasticsearch8.19.9, 9.1.9, 9.2.3 or later
- org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-security8.19.9, 9.1.9, 9.2.3 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| elastic elasticsearch | 7.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.17.29, 8.0.0 ≤ v < 8.19.9, 9.0.0 ≤ v < 9.1.9, 9.2.0 ≤ v < 9.2.3 | 8.19.9, 9.1.9, 9.2.3 |
| org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-securityMaven | v < 8.19.9, 9.0.0 ≤ v < 9.1.9, 9.2.0 ≤ v < 9.2.3 | 8.19.9, 9.1.9, 9.2.3 |
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