CVE-2026-63144 Affecting elasticsearch-8 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-MINIMOSLATEST-ELASTICSEARCH8-19161981
  • published22 Aug 2026
  • disclosed21 Jul 2026

Introduced: 21 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-63144  (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 a specially crafted search request submitted by a low-privileged authenticated user. A user with read-level index access can submit a request that triggers unbounded recursive processing within the Elasticsearch query evaluation component, causing a fatal error that terminates the affected node. In single-node deployments, this results in complete service outage; in multi-node clusters, it causes repeated node restarts and sustained availability degradation.