CVE-2026-94398 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-94398: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Elasticsearch Leading to denial of service

Vendor Elastic
Product Elasticsearch
Weakness CWE-400
Published September 26, 2026
Last update September 26, 2026
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CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400) in Elasticsearch can lead denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130)

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 26, 2026 CVE published

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