CVE-2026-72686 Affecting elasticsearch-8.19-oci-entrypoint package, versions <8.19.20-r0


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.37% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-MINIMOSLATEST-ELASTICSEARCH819OCIENTRYPOINT-19003266
  • published20 Aug 2026
  • disclosed13 Aug 2026

Introduced: 13 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-72686  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Minimos:latest elasticsearch-8.19-oci-entrypoint to version 8.19.20-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream elasticsearch-8.19-oci-entrypoint package and not the elasticsearch-8.19-oci-entrypoint package as distributed by Minimos. See How to fix? for Minimos:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw in Elasticsearch allows a low-privileged authenticated user to submit a single request containing a crafted user-supplied input. A specific internal component validates the input using a recursive routine and applies no bound to the length of the value being validated, so the validation causes the thread to exhaust its stack. The resulting fatal error is not handled by the surrounding execution paths and terminates the affected node process, producing a denial of service.