Answer in brief
CVE-2026-78605 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.9) vulnerability in Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request Smuggling') in Elasticsearch Leading to Information Disclosure. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Elastic/Elasticsearch (generic), Elastic/Elasticsearch (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.9. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Elastic/Elasticsearch (generic), Elastic/Elasticsearch (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:9.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic/Elasticsearchgeneric | 8.18.0 || 9.0.0 || 9.5.0 | Not reported |
| Elastic/Elasticsearchgeneric | >=8.18.0 <=8.19.19 || >=9.0.0 <=9.4.4 || 9.5.0 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 1, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 2, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 1, 2026
Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request Smuggling') (CWE-444) in Elasticsearch can lead to information disclosure via HTTP Request Smuggling (CAPEC-33). Under specific proxy deployment configurations, a network attacker could obtain confidential responses intended for other authenticated users.
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