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CVE-2025-68390

Elasticsearch Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

4.9 MediumFix available

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can allow an authenticated user with snapshot restore privileges to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and a denial of service (DoS) via crafted HTTP request.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.38%Up 0.2 points since Dec 19, 2025
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.9

Elasticsearch Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can allow an authenticated user with snapshot restore privileges to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and a denial of service (DoS) via crafted HTTP request.

Record
CVE-2025-68390
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-204407 4.9

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can allow an authenticated user with snapshot restore privileges to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and a denial of service (DoS) via crafted HTTP request.

Record
EUVD-2025-204407
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gphj-4h6p-37xq 4.9

Elasticsearch privileged authenticated users can cause DoS through Excessive Resource Allocation

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can allow an authenticated user with snapshot restore privileges to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and a denial of service (DoS) via crafted HTTP request.

Record
GHSA-gphj-4h6p-37xq
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 4.9

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can allow an authenticated user with snapshot restore privileges to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and a denial of service (DoS) via crafted HTTP request.

Record
CVE-2025-68390
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 4.9

Elasticsearch Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can allow an authenticated user with snapshot restore privileges to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and a denial of service (DoS) via crafted HTTP request.

Record
CVE-2025-68390
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-gphj-4h6p-37xq 4.9

Elasticsearch privileged authenticated users can cause DoS through Excessive Resource Allocation

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can allow an authenticated user with snapshot restore privileges to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and a denial of service (DoS) via crafted HTTP request.

Record
GHSA-gphj-4h6p-37xq
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2025-68390 4.9

CVE-2025-68390 in io.root.org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-core - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2025-68390 in the io.root.org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-core package for Root:Maven. Multiple fixed versions available.

Record
ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2025-68390
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68390 4.9

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can allow an authenticated user with snapshot restore privileges to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and a denial of service (DoS) via crafted HTTP request.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68390
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBIT-elasticsearch-2025-68390 No score

Elasticsearch Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can allow an authenticated user with snapshot restore privileges to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and a denial of service (DoS) via crafted HTTP request.

Record
BIT-elasticsearch-2025-68390
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-core
Maven
 before 8.19.8
8.19.8
org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-core
Maven
 9.0.0 up to 9.1.8
9.1.8
org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-core
Maven
 9.2.0 up to 9.2.2
9.2.2
elasticsearch
Bitnami
 before 8.19.8, 9.0.0 up to 9.1.8, 9.2.0 up to 9.2.2
8.19.89.1.89.2.2
org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-core
Maven
 before 8.19.8, plus listed versions
6.8.116.8.126.8.136.8.146.8.15
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6.8.166.8.176.8.186.8.196.8.206.8.216.8.226.8.237.10.07.10.17.10.27.11.07.11.17.11.27.12.07.12.17.13.07.13.17.13.27.13.37.13.47.14.07.14.17.14.27.15.07.15.17.15.27.16.07.16.17.16.27.16.37.17.07.17.17.17.107.17.117.17.127.17.137.17.147.17.157.17.167.17.177.17.187.17.197.17.27.17.20
8.19.8
org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-core
Maven
 9.0.0 up to 9.1.8, plus listed versions
9.0.19.0.29.0.39.0.49.0.5
Show 11 moreShow less
9.0.69.0.79.0.89.1.09.1.19.1.29.1.39.1.49.1.59.1.69.1.7
9.1.8
org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-core
Maven
 9.2.0 up to 9.2.2, plus listed versions
9.2.1
9.2.2
io.root.org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-core
Root:Maven
 before 9.2.0-root.io.1
9.2.0-root.io.19.2.0-root.io.29.1.3-root.io.19.1.3-root.io.29.2.0-root.io.3
org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-core
Root:Maven
 before 9.1.3-aikido.2
9.1.3-aikido.29.2.0-aikido.3
elasticsearch
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.6.2+dfsg-11.7.3+dfsg-11.7.3+dfsg-21.7.3+dfsg-3
 None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-68390 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Elastic Elasticsearch, published December 18, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 31st percentile. Fixed in org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-core 8.19.8.

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