CVE-2025-68388 Affecting elastic-agent package, versions <9.2.3-r0


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.41% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-ELASTICAGENT-14578181
  • published25 Dec 2025
  • disclosed18 Dec 2025

Introduced: 18 Dec 2025

CVE-2025-68388  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard elastic-agent to version 9.2.3-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream elastic-agent package and not the elastic-agent package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

Allocation of resources without limits or throttling (CWE-770) allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause excessive allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and CPU via the integration of malicious IPv4 fragments, leading to a degradation in Packetbeat.