Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-security package, versions [,8.19.9)[9.0.0-beta1,9.1.9)[9.2.0,9.2.3)
Threat Intelligence
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- published19 Dec 2025
- disclosed18 Dec 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 18 Dec 2025
CVE-2025-68384 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-security to version 8.19.9, 9.1.9, 9.2.3 or higher.
Overview
org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-security is an Elasticsearch Expanded Pack Plugin - Security
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling via the submission of oversized user settings data. An attacker can exhaust system resources and cause a persistent denial of service by sending excessively large data inputs.