Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch package, versions [7.0.0-alpha1,8.19.8)[9.0.0-beta1,9.1.8)[9.2.0,9.2.2)
Threat Intelligence
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- published19 Dec 2025
- disclosed18 Dec 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 18 Dec 2025
CVE-2025-68390 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch to version 8.19.8, 9.1.8, 9.2.2 or higher.
Overview
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch is a Distributed, RESTful Search Engine.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in the snapshot restore request due to improper length validation for rename_replacement. An attacker can exhaust system memory and disrupt service availability by sending specially crafted HTTP requests.
Note:
This is only exploitable if the attacker has authenticated access with snapshot restore privileges.