CVE-2026-56148
A remote, authenticated attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Elasticsearch to conduct a denial of service attack.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities allow for denial of service attacks.
- Who is affected
- Authenticated users of Elasticsearch are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is medium due to the potential for service disruption.
- Action
- Update Elasticsearch to the latest version to address these vulnerabilities.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.31% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 23% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (3)
- medium[NEW] [medium] Elasticsearch: Multiple vulnerabilities allow denial of servicecert-bund · 2026-07-02
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Elastic products (July 2, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-07-02
- mediumCVE-2026-56148: Uncontrolled Recursion (CWE-674) in Elasticsearch can lead to a denial of service via Excessiv…nvd · 2026-07-01
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