CVE-2026-49090: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Elasticsearch Leading to Denial of Service

mediumCVSS 6.5CVE-2026-49090

CSIRTS triage

vendor: null product: Elasticsearch Denial of service

What: Uncontrolled resource consumption can lead to denial of service.
Who is affected: Deployments of Elasticsearch.
Urgency: Remediation is medium urgency as it can cause service disruption.
Action: Monitor resource usage and apply any available patches.

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Details

Source: Microsoft Security Response Center (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)
Severity: medium — CVSS 6.5
Published: 2026-07-14
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-49090

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-490900.25% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 17% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-49090	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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