CVE detail
CVE-2026-56148
Uncontrolled Recursion (CWE-674) in Elasticsearch can lead to a denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). An authenticated user can submit a specially crafted query that causes excessive resource consumption while the request is processed, which may render the affected node unavailable.
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.
Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
Mention timeline
- Total mentions
- 1
- within the 30d window
- Peak daily
- 1
- highest bucket
Evidence
Source links by recency
1 source links · newest first
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-19-17-9-3-6-9-4-3-security-update-esa-2026-42discuss.elastic.co
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Vendor Advisorydiscuss.elastic.coJul 1, 2026, 5:16 PM
Exploit code
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