{"id":"CVE-2024-52979","aliases":["BIT-elasticsearch-2024-52979","GHSA-mm3m-5497-xggg"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2024-52979","summary":"Elasticsearch Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability","details":"Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Elasticsearch while evaluating specifically crafted search templates with Mustache functions can lead to Denial of Service by causing the Elasticsearch node to crash.","published":"2025-05-01T13:13:07.426Z","modified":"2026-08-12T14:52:19.255785Z","cvss":{"score":6.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch","fixedVersion":"7.17.25"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch","fixedVersion":"8.16.0"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-17-25-and-8-16-0-security-update-esa-2024-40/377709"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/52xxx/CVE-2024-52979.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52979"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-12T14:52:19.255785Z"}}