CVE-2026-72679
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
13/08/2026
Last modified:
28/08/2026
Description
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
6.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM



