Elasticsearch allocation of resources without limits or throttling leads to crash

published 2025-01-21 21 mo ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-elasticsearch-2024-43709 , EUVD-2025-0176 , GHSA-jgx4-7v3v-vwfm

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
public exploits: 0; none known

An allocation of resources without limits or throttling in Elasticsearch can lead to an OutOfMemoryError exception resulting in a crash via a specially crafted query using an SQL function.

Patch / fix

fixed in 3

maven org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch 7.17.21, 8.13.3
bitnami elasticsearch 7.17.21, 8.13.3
Elastic Elasticsearch 7.17.21, 8.13.3

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2024-43709 updated 2026-09-17 cvss 6.5

elasticsearch: Elasticsearch allocation of resources without limits or throttling leads to crash

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not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 21 mo ago (2025-01-21)

Exploit prediction

0.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
GitHub	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
OSV	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch	<7.17.21 >=8.0.0, <8.13.3	7.17.21 8.13.3
bitnami	elasticsearch	>=7.17.0, <7.17.21 >=8.0.0, <8.13.3	7.17.21 8.13.3

Affected products

Elastic Elasticsearch

Classification

Weakness

CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

discuss.elastic.co /t/elasticsearch-7-17-21-and-8-13-3-security-update-esa-2024-25/373442
web, vendor-advisory, advisory
security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20250221-0007/
web
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43709
advisory, web
github.com /elastic/elasticsearch
package
security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20250221-0007
web

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary