vulnerability
Elastic Elasticsearch: CVE-2022-23712: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jun 6, 2022 | May 13, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jun 6, 2022
Added
May 13, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
A Denial of Service flaw was discovered in Elasticsearch. Using this vulnerability, an unauthenticated attacker could forcibly shut down an Elasticsearch node with a specifically formatted network request.
Solution
elastic-elasticsearch-upgrade-latest
References
- CWE-754
- CVE-2022-23712
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2022-23712
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-17-4-and-8-2-1-security-update/305530
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220707-0010/
- https://www.elastic.co/community/security/
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2022-6175
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