Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity in Elasticsearch Leading to Denial of Service
A flaw in Elasticsearch allows a low-privileged authenticated user who can index documents to submit a single small document containing a crafted user-supplied input. Processing one such document occupies a worker thread from a bounded pool for a disproportionate amount of time, degrading the availability of indexing operations on the affected node.
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| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-72685US | — | — | ||
A flaw in Elasticsearch allows a low-privileged authenticated user who can index documents to submit a single small document containing a crafted user-supplied input. Processing on… | ||||
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