Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch package, versions [8.0.0-alpha1,8.19.17)[9.0.0-beta1,9.3.6)[9.4.0,9.4.3)
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published6 Jul 2026
- disclosed1 Jul 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 1 Jul 2026
NewCVE-2026-56148 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch to version 8.19.17, 9.3.6, 9.4.3 or higher.
Overview
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch is a Distributed, RESTful Search Engine.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Recursion in the query processing. An authenticated attacker can submit a specially crafted query that causes excessive resource consumption during processing, which may render the affected node unavailable.