CVE-2022-23712

A Denial of Service flaw was discovered in Elasticsearch. Using this vulnerability, an unauthenticated attacker could forcibly shut down an Elasticsearch node with a specifically formatted network request.

Published: 2022-06-06 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-23712 is rated High Risk (66.9/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.35%, 94th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +4.12% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-23712

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 3.23% 7.35% +4.12%
2 2025-12-28 2.52% 3.23% +0.71%
3 2025-12-27 — 2.52% —

Full EPSS history (24 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-23712

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-23712

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-23712

GHSA-wh6w-69xc-5rq5 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Elasticsearch

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-23712

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-23712
suse high CVE-2022-23712 severity important: SUSE including 1 source package names (elasticsearch), 5 product×package rows across 5 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8, … (5 product lines)): Known Not Affected 5. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-23712/
ubuntu low CVE-2022-23712 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (elasticsearch), 1 status rows across 1 suites (upstream): needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-23712

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-23712

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
elastic elasticsearch >= 8.0.0, < 8.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-23712

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