CVE-2026-49090
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400) in Elasticsearch can lead to a denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). An authenticated user can submit a specially crafted bulk request that causes sustained high CPU consumption, which can render the affected node unable to process requests.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.5
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-01 18:16:33.540000
Last modified
2026-10-25 17:10:00.197000
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"published": "2026-07-01T18:16:33.540",
"lastModified": "2026-10-25T17:10:00.197",
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}
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