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CVE-2025-68388

MEDIUMCVSS 5.3/10EPSS 0.31%

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CVE-2025-68388 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. Allocation of resources without limits or throttling (CWE-770) allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause excessive allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and CPU via the integration of malicious IPv4 fragments, leading to a degradation in Packetbeat.. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Allocation of resources without limits or throttling (CWE-770) allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause excessive allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and CPU via the integration of malicious IPv4 fragments, leading to a degradation in Packetbeat.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.3/10

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

EPSS Probability
0.31%

22.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
ElasticsearchPacketbeat>= 8.6.0, < 8.19.9
ElasticsearchPacketbeat>= 9.0.0, < 9.1.9
ElasticsearchPacketbeat>= 9.2.0, < 9.2.3

References

Timeline

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Status
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-68388?
Allocation of resources without limits or throttling (CWE-770) allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause excessive allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and CPU via the integration of malicious IPv4 fragments, leading to a degradation in Packetbeat.
How severe is CVE-2025-68388?
CVE-2025-68388 has a CVSS score of 5.3/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.31% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2025-68388?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST