CVE-2026-82300: CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Elastic Elasticsearch
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400) in Elasticsearch can lead to denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130).
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Elasticsearch involves uncontrolled resource consumption (CWE-400) which can be exploited to cause denial of service by excessive allocation of system resources (CAPEC-130). It affects specific version ranges of Elasticsearch as identified. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, requires privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or integrity impact, and high impact on availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in denial of service by exhausting system resources, impacting the availability of Elasticsearch services. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity according to the CVSS vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch links are provided in the available data. Users should monitor Elastic's official advisories for updates and apply patches once available.
CVE-2026-82300: CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Elastic Elasticsearch
Description
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400) in Elasticsearch can lead to denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130).
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Elastic
Elasticsearch
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Elasticsearch involves uncontrolled resource consumption (CWE-400) which can be exploited to cause denial of service by excessive allocation of system resources (CAPEC-130). It affects specific version ranges of Elasticsearch as identified. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, requires privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or integrity impact, and high impact on availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in denial of service by exhausting system resources, impacting the availability of Elasticsearch services. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity according to the CVSS vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch links are provided in the available data. Users should monitor Elastic's official advisories for updates and apply patches once available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- elastic
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-28T11:30:29.847Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ab83075f7a7c54106b68187
Added to database: 09/26/2026, 20:52:05 UTC
Last enriched: 09/26/2026, 21:03:08 UTC
Last updated: 09/27/2026, 04:47:33 UTC
Views: 11
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