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CVE-2026-56149: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can lead to a denial of service via...

MEDIUM CVSS 0.0

Published: July 1, 2026 | Last Modified: July 1, 2026

Description

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can lead to a denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). A user with elevated privileges can submit a specially crafted machine learning request that causes excessive memory consumption, which may render the affected node unavailable.

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