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.
References
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| https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-19-19-9-3-8-9-4-4-security-update-esa-2026-64/388565 | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
07 Aug 2026, 20:08
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Elastic elasticsearch
Elastic |
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| References | () 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
