CVE-2026-78588
A remote, authenticated attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Filebeat to perform a Denial of Service attack.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A vulnerability in Filebeat allows a remote authenticated attacker to trigger a Denial of Service condition.
- Who is affected
- Filebeat deployments with authenticated access enabled.
- Urgency
- Medium severity; requires authentication and is currently unexploited.
- Action
- Update Filebeat to the latest patched version.
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Advisory coverage (3)
- medium[NEW] [medium] Filebeat: Vulnerability enables Denial of Servicecert-bund · 2026-09-03
- mediumCVE-2026-78588: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Filebeat can lead to a denia…nvd · 2026-09-02
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Elastic products (02 September 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-09-02
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