Vulnerability · CVE-2026-103006
Uncontrolled Recursion (CWE-674) in Elasticsearch can lead to Denial of Service via a specially crafted, deeply nested request submitted to the aggregation feature of…
Published Oct 6, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 9, 2026 · the affected product
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-2026-103006. EPSS is 0.41%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No plain product name is stored. The page cannot tell you which product to check.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
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- Severity
- Medium6.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.41%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- cpe elastic/elasticsearch
Uncontrolled Recursion (CWE-674) in Elasticsearch can lead to Denial of Service via a specially crafted, deeply nested request submitted to the aggregation feature of the search API. Elasticsearch contains an uncontrolled recursion weakness in its search aggregation processing. An authenticated user with read access to a single index can submit a specially crafted request containing deeply nested aggregation definitions. Processing this request triggers unbounded recursive execution that exhausts the server process's available resources, causing the affected node to terminate. The node does not recover automatically and requires manual intervention to restore service.
Are you affected?
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- cpe elastic/elasticsearch< 8.19.21
- cpe elastic/elasticsearch< 9.4.6
- cpe elastic/elasticsearch< 9.5.2
How to fix CVE-2026-103006
Upgrade
CVE-2026-103006 lists a fix boundary at 8.19.21. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Affected < 8.19.21
Advisory
Open the inventory_high 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-2026-103006. EPSS is 0.41%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with < 8.19.21, < 9.4.6, < 9.5.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-674. 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.
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Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 6, 2026 · Monitored products — high
Detected
Uncontrolled Recursion (CWE-674) in Elasticsearch can lead to Denial of Service via a specially crafted, deeply nested request submitted to the aggregation feature of the search API. Elasticsearch contains an uncontrolled recursion weakness in its search aggregation processing. An authenticated user with read access to a single index can submit a specially crafted request containing deeply nested
Oct 9, 2026 · Monitored products — high
Updated
Uncontrolled Recursion (CWE-674) in Elasticsearch can lead to Denial of Service via a specially crafted, deeply nested request submitted to the aggregation feature of the search API. Elasticsearch contains an uncontrolled recursion weakness in its search aggregation processing. An authenticated user with read access to a single index can submit a specially crafted request containing deeply nested
Sources
- Monitored products — highVendor advisoryCVE-2026-103006
Uncontrolled Recursion (CWE-674) in Elasticsearch can lead to Denial of Service via a specially crafted, deeply nested request submitted to the aggregation feature of the search API. Elasticsearch contains an uncontrolled recursion weakness in its search aggregation processing. An authenticated user with read access to a single index can submit a specially crafted request containing deeply nested
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.
- Monitored products — highNov 2, 2026