Resource exhaustion in Elastic Elasticsearch
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 Elasticsearch node to crash.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.002 (41.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Elastic Elasticsearch — versions 7.17.0, 8.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-52979?
- CVE-2024-52979 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elastic Elasticsearch, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-05-01.
- How severe is CVE-2024-52979?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.