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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-68390

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can allow an authenticated user with snapshot restore privileges to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPE

Published Dec 18, 2025 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Allocation of Resources Without

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-2025-68390. EPSS is 0.38%. Act only if a listed version of Allocation of Resources Without is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Allocation of Resources Without).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium4.9
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.38%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe elastic/elasticsearch · vendor Elastic Elasticsearch 8.0.0 ≤8.19.7

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can allow an authenticated user with snapshot restore privileges to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and a denial of service (DoS) via crafted HTTP request.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe elastic/elasticsearch< 8.19.8
  • cpe elastic/elasticsearch< 9.1.8
  • cpe elastic/elasticsearch< 9.2.2
  • cpe elastic/elasticsearch>= 7.0.0, <= 7.17.29
  • vendor Elastic Elasticsearch 8.0.0 ≤8.19.78.0.0 ≤8.19.7

How to fix CVE-2025-68390

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-2025-68390. EPSS is 0.38%. Act only if a listed version of Allocation of Resources Without is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Elastic Elasticsearch 8.0.0 ≤8.19.7 8.0.0 ≤8.19.7. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. EPSS 0.38%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Elasticsearch security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 18, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can allow an authenticated user with snapshot restore privileges to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and a denial of service (DoS) via crafted HTTP request.

  2. Dec 19, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can allow an authenticated user with snapshot restore privileges to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and a denial of service (DoS) via crafted HTTP request.

  3. Jun 17, 2026 · Monitored products — high

    Updated

    Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can allow an authenticated user with snapshot restore privileges to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and a denial of service (DoS) via crafted HTTP request.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-68390

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-68390

    30-day exploitation probability 0.38%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-204407

    Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can allow an authenticated user with snapshot restore privileges to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and a denial of service (DoS) via crafted HTTP request.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu
  • Monitored products — highVendor advisoryCVE-2025-68390

    Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can allow an authenticated user with snapshot restore privileges to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and a denial of service (DoS) via crafted HTTP request.

    nvd.nist.gov

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
  • Monitored products — highNov 1, 2026
  • EUVDNov 1, 2026