NVD security advisoryHigh
High advisory for Uncontrolled Recursion (CWE-674) in Elas
CVE-2026-115290 · Reported 3 Nov 2026
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Affected technology
Uncontrolled Recursion (CWE-674) in ElasAffected product
Advisory overview
Uncontrolled Recursion (CWE-674) in Elasticsearch can lead to denial of service via Serialized Data with Nested Payloads (CAPEC-230). An unauthenticated attacker with network access to the remote cluster server interface of a node can send a specially crafted request that causes the node to terminate. No credentials are required. The attacker can repeat the request against each reachable node.
