# CVE-2025-68384: Elasticsearch Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

- Also known as: GHSA-QF7C-7R9H-MM92, BIT-ELASTICSEARCH-2025-68384
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 8.19.9, 9.1.9, 9.2.3
- Published: 2025-12-18 · Updated: 2025-12-19

## Affected

- Elastic Elasticsearch: from 7.0.0, through 7.17.29; from 8.0.0, through 8.19.8; from 9.0.0, through 9.1.8; from 9.2.0, through 9.2.2
- org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-security (Maven): fixed in 8.19.9
- org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-security (Maven): from 9.0.0, fixed in 9.1.9
- org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-security (Maven): from 9.2.0, fixed in 9.2.3

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Elastic Elasticsearch, org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-security, upgrade to a fixed version (8.19.9, 9.1.9, 9.2.3) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

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

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