CVE-2026-49090

MEDIUM
MEDIUM Priority: 0.03 BB Relevance: 63/100
Published: 2026-07-01 Modified: 2026-10-25 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Interaction

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: None
I: None
A: High

Description

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400) in Elasticsearch can lead to a denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). An authenticated user can submit a specially crafted bulk request that causes sustained high CPU consumption, which can render the affected node unable to process requests.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (1)

VendorProductVersion
elastic elasticsearch 7.0.0 – 7.17.24

Bug Bounty Relevance

63 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

6.5 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.42%
Raw Score 0.004200
Percentile 36.3%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00420
2026-10-28
0.00420

Intelligence Sources

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