Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input Affecting github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/processors/dissect package, versions >=7.0.0-alpha1 <8.19.9>=9.0.0-beta1 <9.1.9>=9.2.0 <9.2.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMELASTICBEATSLIBBEATPROCESSORSDISSECT-14545457
  • published21 Dec 2025
  • disclosed19 Dec 2025
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 19 Dec 2025

NewCVE-2025-68383  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/processors/dissect to version 8.19.9, 9.1.9, 9.2.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input via the Syslog parser or the Dissect configuration processor. An attacker can cause a denial of service by sending a malformed Syslog message or crafting a malicious tokenizer pattern.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1