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CVE-2026-72683

🗓️ 13 Aug 2026 19:10:51Reported by elasticType 
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🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov👁 75 Views🌐 WEB

Uncontrolled recursion in Elasticsearch simulate pipeline API terminates node process, causing denial of service.

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Node
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elasticelasticsearchRange5.0.0–8.19.19
elasticelasticsearchRange9.3.0–9.3.8
elasticelasticsearchRange9.4.0–9.4.4
[
  {
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "product": "Elasticsearch",
    "vendor": "Elastic",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "semver",
        "version": "5.0.0",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "8.19.18"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "semver",
        "version": "9.3.0",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "9.3.7"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "semver",
        "version": "9.4.0",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "9.4.3"
      }
    ]
  }
]
ParameterPositionPathDescriptionCWE
bodyrequest body/_ingest/simulateA flaw in the simulate pipeline API allows an authenticated user to submit a request that creates a self-referential data structure, leading to an unhandled recursion and a denial of service (DoS) by terminating the node process.CWE-674

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