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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-52979

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Elasticsearch while evaluating specifically crafted search templates with Mustache functions can lead to Denial of Service by causing the Elast

Published May 1, 2025 · catalog updated May 1, 2025 · Elastic Elasticsearch

Check this week

CVE-2024-52979 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 65.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Elastic Elasticsearch.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
65.00%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Elastic Elasticsearch 8.0.0 <8.16.0

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Elasticsearch while evaluating specifically crafted search templates with Mustache functions can lead to Denial of Service by causing the Elasticsearch node to crash.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Elastic Elasticsearch 8.0.0 <8.16.08.0.0 <8.16.0

How to fix CVE-2024-52979

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2024-52979 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 65.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Elastic Elasticsearch.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Elastic Elasticsearch 8.0.0 <8.16.0 8.0.0 <8.16.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 65.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 1, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Elasticsearch while evaluating specifically crafted search templates with Mustache functions can lead to Denial of Service by causing the Elasticsearch node to crash.

  2. May 1, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Elasticsearch while evaluating specifically crafted search templates with Mustache functions can lead to Denial of Service by causing the Elasticsearch node to crash.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-52979

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-13053

    Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Elasticsearch while evaluating specifically crafted search templates with Mustache functions can lead to Denial of Service by causing the Elasticsearch node to crash.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.