CVE-2026-63144
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
21/07/2026
Last modified:
03/08/2026
Description
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
6.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.19.0 (including) | 8.19.19 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.3.0 (including) | 9.3.8 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.4.0 (including) | 9.4.4 (excluding) |
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