CVE-2026-63140
A remote, authenticated attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Elasticsearch to conduct a denial of service attack and disclose confidential information.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A remote, authenticated attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Elasticsearch to conduct a denial of service attack and disclose confidential information.
- Who is affected
- Authenticated users of Elasticsearch are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is medium urgency as exploitation is possible but not currently being actively exploited.
- Action
- Apply the latest updates for Elasticsearch to mitigate the vulnerabilities.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.24% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 15% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (4)
- medium[NEW] [medium] Elasticsearch: Multiple vulnerabilities allow DoS and information disclosurecert-bund · 2026-07-22
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Elastic products (July 22, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-07-22
- mediumCVE-2026-63140: Reachable Assertion (CWE-617) in Elasticsearch can lead to denial of service via Input Data Ma…nvd · 2026-07-21
- mediumCVE-2026-63140: Reachable Assertion in Elasticsearch Leading to Denial of Servicemsrc · 2026-07-14
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