# CVE-2026-26933: Improper Validation of Array Index in Packetbeat Leading to Denial of Service

- Also known as: GHSA-27QJ-9GVP-8RH9, GO-2026-4789
- Severity: CVSS 5.7 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.0.0-alpha2.0.20260126223743-dec1b31111ec
- Published: 2026-03-19 · Updated: 2026-03-19

## Affected

- Elastic Packetbeat: from 9.0.0, through 9.2.4; from 8.0.0, through 8.19.10
- github.com/elastic/beats/v7 (Go): fixed in 7.0.0-alpha2.0.20260126223743-dec1b31111ec
- github.com/elastic/beats (Go): all versions

## Description

Improper Validation of Array Index (CWE-129) in multiple protocol parser components in Packetbeat can lead Denial of Service via Input Data Manipulation (CAPEC-153). An attacker with the ability to send specially crafted, malformed network packets to a monitored network interface can trigger out-of-bounds read operations, resulting in application crashes or resource exhaustion. This requires the attacker to be positioned on the same network segment as the Packetbeat deployment or to control traffic routed to monitored interfaces.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Elastic Packetbeat, github.com/elastic/beats/v7, github.com/elastic/beats, upgrade to a fixed version (7.0.0-alpha2.0.20260126223743-dec1b31111ec) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Go packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/go.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-8-19-11-9-2-5-security-update-esa-2026-11/385533

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