Elasticsearch Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400) CAPEC-130 DoS
CVE-2026-94398 Published on September 26, 2026
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Elasticsearch Leading to denial of service
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400) in Elasticsearch can lead denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130)
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-94398 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability?
The software does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.
CVE-2026-94398 has been classified to as a Resource Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-94398
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Affected Versions
Elasticsearch:- Version 8.12.0, <= 8.19.21 is affected.
- Version 9.0.0, <= 9.4.6 is affected.
- Version 9.5.0, <= 9.5.3 is affected.