{"apiVersion":"1.0","identifier":"CVE-2026-72645","description":"Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value (CWE-789) in Elasticsearch can lead to denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). An authenticated user holding only read privileges on a single index can submit one small, specially crafted search request that causes an excessively large memory allocation, exhausting the JVM heap and terminating the affected node.","publishedAt":"2026-08-13T20:17:24","lastModifiedAt":"2026-08-28T15:32:26","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72645","cvssScore":6.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","epssProbability":0.0029,"riskScore":0.67,"affectedProduct":"Elasticsearch","affectedVersions":"unknown","vulnerabilityType":"Library","operatingSystems":[],"links":{"self":"https://www.redsauce.net/api/cves/CVE-2026-72645","webPages":{"es":"https://www.redsauce.net/es/cves/CVE-2026-72645","en":"https://www.redsauce.net/en/cves/CVE-2026-72645","fr":"https://www.redsauce.net/fr/cves/CVE-2026-72645","pt":"https://www.redsauce.net/pt/cves/CVE-2026-72645","de":"https://www.redsauce.net/de/cves/CVE-2026-72645","sk":"https://www.redsauce.net/sk/cves/CVE-2026-72645","el":"https://www.redsauce.net/el/cves/CVE-2026-72645"},"source":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72645"}}