6.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-49090
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Elasticsearch Leading to Denial of Service
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.

INFO

Published Date :

July 1, 2026, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 1, 2026, 5:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

elastic
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-49090 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Elastic elasticsearch
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 271b6943-45a9-4f3a-ab4e-976f3fa05b5a
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM MITRE-CVE
Solution
Apply updates to Elasticsearch to prevent denial of service through excessive resource consumption.
  • Update Elasticsearch to the latest version.
  • Configure resource limits for bulk requests.
  • Monitor system CPU and memory usage.

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