CVE-2026-72647 Affecting elasticsearch-9.4-advanced-compat package, versions <9.4.5-r0
Threat Intelligence
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- published20 Aug 2026
- disclosed13 Aug 2026
Introduced: 13 Aug 2026
CVE-2026-72647 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Minimos:latest elasticsearch-9.4-advanced-compat to version 9.4.5-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream elasticsearch-9.4-advanced-compat package and not the elasticsearch-9.4-advanced-compat 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 Serialized Data with Nested Payloads (CAPEC-230). An authenticated user holding only read privileges on a single index can submit one specially crafted search request whose deeply nested structure is processed without a depth limit, exhausting the thread stack and terminating the affected node.