CVE-2026-103005

Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value in Elasticsearch Leading to Denial of Service

Published Oct 6, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value (CWE-789) in Elasticsearch can lead to denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). An authenticated user with connector management privileges could cause the cluster to allocate an uncontrolled amount of memory when connector resources with an excessively large `description` field are created and subsequently accessed, exhausting available heap memory and crashing the affected node.

Remediation

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History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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First Time appeared Elastic
Elastic elasticsearch
Vendors & Products Elastic
Elastic elasticsearch
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value (CWE-789) in Elasticsearch can lead to denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). An authenticated user with connector management privileges could cause the cluster to allocate an uncontrolled amount of memory when connector resources with an excessively large `description` field are created and subsequently accessed, exhausting available heap memory and crashing the affected node.
Title Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value in Elasticsearch Leading to Denial of Service
Weaknesses CWE-789
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
elastic
Published
Updated
Oct 6, 2026, 7:53 PM
Reserved
Sep 29, 2026, 8:57 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 6, 2026, 8:17 PM
Modified
Oct 9, 2026, 3:45 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 6, 2026, 7:31 PM