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CVE-2026-103008

MEDIUM 6.5

Published 2026-10-06 · Last modified 2026-10-06

Uncontrolled Recursion (CWE-674) in Elasticsearch can lead to Denial of Service via a specially crafted request that causes the server to construct and process a deeply nested data structure with no bound on recursion depth. Elasticsearch contains an uncontrolled recursion weakness in how it builds and serializes geometry values produced by scripted runtime fields. Unlike geometry supplied as text, which is subject to a nesting-depth limit, geometry constructed from a script's output is not bounded. An authenticated user with read access to a single index can submit a request defining such a field with a script that produces a deeply nested structure. Processing this request recurses past the available stack space, causing the affected node to terminate. The node does not recover automatically on all deployments and may require manual intervention to restore service.

NO EXPLOITATION SIGNALS

No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.

Exploitation likelihood

0.3%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 24th percentile

○ In CISA KEV ○ Catalogued PoC

Impact if exploited

6.5CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM

  • ConfidentialityNone
  • IntegrityNone
  • AvailabilityHigh

What an attacker needs

  • ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
  • ⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
  • ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
  • ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept

No public PoC is currently catalogued.

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Data snapshot:

Affected

Vendors Elastic

Products Elasticsearch

Weakness (CWE)

  • CWE-674: Uncontrolled Recursion

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References and research data (JSON)

Vendor product assessments

  • rhoai/odh-feature-server-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:oci/odh-feature-server-rhel9?repository_url=registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-feature-server-rhel9

    • workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
    • none available: Fix deferred
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-103008 · Updated 2026-10-08T09:09:24+00:00
  • quay/quay-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat Quay 3 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:oci/quay-rhel8?repository_url=registry.redhat.io/quay/quay-rhel8

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-103008 · Updated 2026-10-08T09:09:24+00:00
  • quay/quay-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat Quay 3 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:oci/quay-rhel9?repository_url=registry.redhat.io/quay/quay-rhel9

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-103008 · Updated 2026-10-08T09:09:24+00:00

Known Affected Software Configurations

VendorProductVersion range
ElasticElasticsearch≥ 8.12.0 and < 8.19.23
ElasticElasticsearch≥ 9.0.0 and < 9.4.8
ElasticElasticsearch≥ 9.5.0 and < 9.5.5

All CVSS metrics

  • MEDIUM 6.5 v3.1 · CNA Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • MEDIUM 6.5 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Advisories

Technical & other

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · EPSS