CVE-2026-72656 Affecting elasticsearch-8 package, versions <8.18.0-r0
Threat Intelligence
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- published20 Aug 2026
- disclosed13 Aug 2026
Introduced: 13 Aug 2026
NewCVE-2026-72656 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Minimos:latest elasticsearch-8 to version 8.18.0-r0 or higher.
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.
Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value (CWE-789) in the ES|QL query processing of Elasticsearch can lead to denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). An authenticated user able to submit ES|QL queries could send a specially crafted query whose evaluation allocates an unbounded amount of heap memory, exhausting the available heap on the receiving node and causing the node to become unavailable.