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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (49.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 49.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Elastic Elasticsearch — versions 7.17.0, 8.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-17-25-and-8-16-0-security-update-esa-2024-… (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
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.