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    CVE-2026-72656

    Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value (CWE-789) in the ES|QL query processing of Elasticsearch can lead to denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). An authenticated user able to submit ES|QL queries could send a specially crafted query whose evaluation allocates an unbounded amount of heap memory, exhausting the available heap on the receiving node and causing the node to become unavailable.

    Published:Aug 13, 2026
    Last Modified:Sep 4, 2026
    EPS:Aug 13, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.0029
    CVSS Score:6.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Elastic
    Product
    Elasticsearch

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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