CVE-2026-72679 Affecting ruby4.0-elasticsearch package, versions <9.5.0-r0


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-MINIMOSLATEST-RUBY40ELASTICSEARCH-19001515
  • published20 Aug 2026
  • disclosed13 Aug 2026

Introduced: 13 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-72679  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Minimos:latest ruby4.0-elasticsearch to version 9.5.0-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ruby4.0-elasticsearch package and not the ruby4.0-elasticsearch package as distributed by Minimos. See How to fix? for Minimos:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

Elasticsearch does not apply its configurable input length restriction to a user-supplied pattern accepted by an intervals query. Compiling a deeply nested pattern drives unbounded recursion that exhausts the thread stack and raises a fatal error, terminating the Elasticsearch node process and causing a denial of service for that node. An authenticated user holding only read-only privileges on a single searchable index can trigger the condition with one small search request.