CVE-2026-0528
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.004 · 37 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Improper Validation of Array Index (CWE-129) exists in Metricbeat can allow an attacker to cause a Denial of Service through Input Data Manipulation (CAPEC-153) via specially crafted, malformed payloads sent to the Graphite server metricset or Zookeeper server metricset. Additionally, Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) exists in the Prometheus helper module that can allow an attacker to cause a Denial of Service through Input Data Manipulation (CAPEC-153) via specially crafted, malformed metric data.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–7.5
ssvc
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affected products (13)
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- Go github.com/elastic/beats/v7< 7.0.0-alpha2.0.20251217054608-6e42552a23ceosvUSpkg:golang/github.com/elastic/beats/v7
advisories (2)
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- GHSA-w2gr-585j-r428Metricbeat affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities2026-01-13ghsa · osvUS
Improper Validation of Array Index (CWE-129) exists in Metricbeat can allow an attacker to cause a Denial of Service through Input Data Manipulation (CAPEC-153) via specially crafted, malformed payloads sent to the Graphite server metricset or Zookeeper server metricset. Additionally, Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) exists in the Prometheus helper module that can allow an attacker to cause a Denial of Service through Input Data Manipulation (CAPEC-153) via specially crafted, malformed metric data.
- GO-2026-4360Metricbeat affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities in github.com/elastic/beats2026-03-10vendor · osvUS
Metricbeat affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities in github.com/elastic/beats
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sources
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references (4)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-0528cnnvd
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-8-19-10-9-1-10-9-2-4-security-update-esa-2026-01/384519cnnvd
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-8-19-10-9-1-10-9-2-4-security-update-esa-2026-01/384519enisa_euvd
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-8-19-10-9-1-10-9-2-4-security-update-esa-2026-01/384519Vendor Advisorynvd
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