Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch package, versions [9.2.0,9.4.8)[9.5.0,9.5.5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGELASTICSEARCH-20937078
  • published14 Oct 2026
  • disclosed6 Oct 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 6 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-102409  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-674  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch to version 9.4.8, 9.5.5 or higher.

Overview

org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch is a Distributed, RESTful Search Engine.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Recursion via the allocation process. An attacker can cause the service to terminate unexpectedly by sending crafted requests that trigger excessive recursion.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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