CVE-2026-63140

Reachable Assertion (CWE-617) in Elasticsearch can lead to denial of service via Input Data Manipulation (CAPEC-153). A specially crafted search request containing a null value in a specific query clause causes an internal assertion to be raised during query parsing. Because Elasticsearch treats assertion failures as fatal errors, this terminates the affected node process. A low-privileged authenticated user with read access to at least one index can exploit this condition with a single request to cause a node to terminate, disrupting search availability. In a single-node deployment this fully stops Elasticsearch; in a multi-node cluster it reduces cluster capacity for each affected node.
Configurations

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OR cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Aug 2026, 20:08

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Elastic elasticsearch
Elastic
References () https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-19-19-9-3-8-9-4-4-security-update-esa-2026-64/388565 - () https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-19-19-9-3-8-9-4-4-security-update-esa-2026-64/388565 - Vendor Advisory

21 Jul 2026, 21:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-07-21 21:16

Updated : 2026-08-07 20:08


NVD link : CVE-2026-63140

Mitre link : CVE-2026-63140

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-63140


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Products Affected

elastic

  • elasticsearch
CWE
CWE-617

Reachable Assertion