CVE-2025-68388

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5.3 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

A

llocation of resources without limits or throttling (CWE-770) allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause excessive allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and CPU via the integration of malicious IPv4 fragments, leading to a degradation in Packetbeat.

References
Link Resource
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-8-19-9-9-1-9-and-9-2-3-security-update-esa-2025-29/384177 Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:packetbeat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:packetbeat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:packetbeat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

23 Dec 2025, 17:43

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:packetbeat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-8-19-9-9-1-9-and-9-2-3-security-update-esa-2025-29/384177 - () https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-8-19-9-9-1-9-and-9-2-3-security-update-esa-2025-29/384177 - Vendor Advisory
First Time Elasticsearch
Elasticsearch packetbeat

19 Dec 2025, 18:00

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2025-12-18 22:16

Updated : 2025-12-23 17:43

NVD link : CVE-2025-68388

Mitre link : CVE-2025-68388

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-68388

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Products Affected

elasticsearch

CWE
CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling