CVE-2026-72638 Affecting elasticsearch-8 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-MINIMOSLATEST-ELASTICSEARCH8-19002848
  • published20 Aug 2026
  • disclosed13 Aug 2026

Introduced: 13 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-72638  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Minimos:latest elasticsearch-8.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream elasticsearch-8 package and not the elasticsearch-8 package as distributed by Minimos. See How to fix? for Minimos:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

Uncontrolled Recursion (CWE-674) in Elasticsearch can lead to denial of service via Input Data Manipulation (CAPEC-153). An authenticated user holding only low-privileged index creation permissions can submit a single request containing a specially crafted, malformed custom analysis definition that is resolved recursively without a cycle or depth check, exhausting the thread stack and terminating the affected node.