Bug 2541979 (CVE-2026-94408)

Summary: CVE-2026-94408 elasticsearch: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Elasticsearch Leading to denial of service
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
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A flaw was found in Elasticsearch. An authenticated remote attacker with high privileges can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by triggering excessive resource allocation. Successful exploitation can lead to system resource exhaustion, rendering the service unresponsive or unavailable to legitimate users.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-26 20:51:46 UTC
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400) in Elasticsearch can lead denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130)