CVE-2026-56148 | Uncontrolled Recursion in Elasticsearch Leading to Denial of Service

Uncontrolled Recursion (CWE-674) in Elasticsearch can lead to a denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). An authenticated user can submit a specially crafted query that causes excessive resource consumption while the request is processed, which may render the affected node unavailable.

Published: 2026-07-01 Last update: 2026-07-02 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-56148 is rated Low Risk (33.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.30%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-56148

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 2026-07-02 — 0.30% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-56148

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-56148

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-56148

GHSA-j6j2-p5xw-w2j8 · Severity: medium — Uncontrolled Recursion (CWE-674) in Elasticsearch can lead to a denial of service via Excessive...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-56148

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-56148 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (elasticsearch), 5 status rows across 5 suites (jammy, noble, questing, resolute, upstream): DNE 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-56148

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-56148

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
elastic elasticsearch >= 8.0.0, < 8.19.17 cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elastic elasticsearch >= 9.0.0, < 9.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elastic elasticsearch >= 9.4.0, < 9.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-56148

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