Vulnerability · CVE-2025-68388
Allocation of resources without limits or throttling (CWE-770) allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause excessive allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and CPU via the integra
Published Dec 18, 2025 · catalog updated Dec 19, 2025 · Elastic Packetbeat
Last checked Nov 2, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-68388. EPSS is 0.41%. Act only if a listed version of Elastic Packetbeat is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
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- Severity
- Medium5.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.41%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- vendor Elastic Packetbeat 8.6.0 ≤8.19.8
Allocation of resources without limits or throttling (CWE-770) allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause excessive allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and CPU via the integration of malicious IPv4 fragments, leading to a degradation in Packetbeat.
Are you affected?
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- vendor Elastic Packetbeat 8.6.0 ≤8.19.88.6.0 ≤8.19.8
How to fix CVE-2025-68388
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 8.6.0 ≤8.19.8
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-68388. EPSS is 0.41%. Act only if a listed version of Elastic Packetbeat is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Elastic Packetbeat 8.6.0 ≤8.19.8 8.6.0 ≤8.19.8. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.41%. 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.
Dec 18, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
Allocation of resources without limits or throttling (CWE-770) allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause excessive allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and CPU via the integration of malicious IPv4 fragments, leading to a degradation in Packetbeat.
Dec 19, 2025 · EUVD
Updated
Allocation of resources without limits or throttling (CWE-770) allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause excessive allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and CPU via the integration of malicious IPv4 fragments, leading to a degradation in Packetbeat.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-68388
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-68388
30-day exploitation probability 0.41%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-204397
Allocation of resources without limits or throttling (CWE-770) allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause excessive allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and CPU via the integration of malicious IPv4 fragments, leading to a degradation in Packetbeat.
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 2, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 2, 2026
- CVE.orgNov 2, 2026
- EUVDNov 1, 2026