CVEPublished 2026-08-13Modified 2026-09-011 article on news4 live referencesNVD data

CVE-2026-72642Elastic · Elasticsearch

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
25
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 75% of all CVEs
Description

The native inference process that Elasticsearch uses to evaluate uploaded machine learning models accepts a model operation that computes a memory address from an offset supplied inside the model, without validating that the offset stays within the bounds of the underlying storage. A user with the privileges required to upload and deploy a trained model can craft a model that reads and writes memory outside the intended allocation. The result is heap corruption that crashes the inference process, and, with sufficient control over the heap layout, could allow arbitrary code execution in the context of that process.

Timeline
Published 2026-08-13
Modified 2026-09-01

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