How severe is CVE-2025-68390?

CVE-2025-68390 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 4.9, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires high privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.

Is CVE-2025-68390 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (25th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-68390?

CVE-2025-68390 affects Elastic Elasticsearch. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2025-68390?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

Does CVE-2025-68390 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-68390 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-204407.

When was CVE-2025-68390 published?

CVE-2025-68390 was published on 2025-12-18 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-68390

CVE-2025-68390 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elastic Elasticsearch with a CVSS 3.x base score of 4.9. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-770.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 4.9)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (25th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-204407
Weakness: CWE-770
Affected product: Elastic Elasticsearch
Published: 2025-12-18
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can allow an authenticated user with snapshot restore privileges to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and a denial of service (DoS) via crafted HTTP request.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-68390?: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can allow an authenticated user with snapshot restore privileges to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and a denial of service (DoS) via crafted HTTP request.
How severe is CVE-2025-68390?: CVE-2025-68390 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 4.9, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires high privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
Is CVE-2025-68390 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (25th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-68390?: CVE-2025-68390 affects Elastic Elasticsearch. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2025-68390?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
Does CVE-2025-68390 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-68390 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-204407.
When was CVE-2025-68390 published?: CVE-2025-68390 was published on 2025-12-18 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-19-8-9-1-8-and-9-2-2-security-update-esa-2025-37/384185

Affected products (1)

cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Threat intelligence

Threat-intel indicators referencing this CVE:

115.190.127.7 (ipv4-addr)
150.158.196.236 (ipv4-addr)