CVE-2025-68384

Name: CVE-2025-68384
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-12-18T22:16:02.54+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 0.24%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-68384 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can allow a low-privileged authenticated user to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) causing a persistent denial of service (OOM crash) via submission of oversized user settings data.. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can allow a low-privileged authenticated user to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) causing a persistent denial of service (OOM crash) via submission of oversized user settings data.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.24%

15.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-770

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Elastic	Elasticsearch	>= 7.0.0, <= 7.17.29
Elastic	Elasticsearch	>= 8.0.0, < 8.19.9
Elastic	Elasticsearch	>= 9.0.0, < 9.1.9
Elastic	Elasticsearch	>= 9.2.0, < 9.2.3

References

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-19-9-9-1-9-and-9-2-3-security-update-esa-2025-33/384181Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 18, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-68384?

How severe is CVE-2025-68384?

CVE-2025-68384 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-68384?

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Source: NVD / NIST