CVE-2026-72652: CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Elastic Kibana
Description
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Kibana can lead to a denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). An authenticated user can submit a specially crafted request that causes excessive resource consumption, which may render Kibana unavailable.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Elastic
Kibana
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-770) in Kibana allows an authenticated user to trigger excessive resource allocation by submitting crafted requests. This lack of resource limits or throttling can cause denial of service conditions by exhausting system resources, rendering the Kibana service unavailable. The issue affects specific versions of Kibana, including 8.0.0 and 9.0.0. No official remediation or patch information is currently provided, and there are no known exploits in the wild.
Potential Impact
An attacker with authenticated access can cause a denial of service by consuming excessive resources, impacting availability of the Kibana service. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, monitor authenticated user activity and restrict access to trusted users to reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- elastic
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-10T11:17:38.893Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a972606acd9273b491915c8
Added to database: 09/01/2026, 19:22:46 UTC
Last enriched: 09/07/2026, 14:19:40 UTC
Last updated: 10/17/2026, 18:48:22 UTC
Views: 58
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