CVE-2026-115716

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in APM Server can lead to denial of…

Risk score: 45/100
CVSS: 6.5 v3.1
Exploit chance (30 days): 0.4%
Published: 3 Nov 2026

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What to know

What it is: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in APM Server can lead to denial of service via Oversized Serialized Data Payloads (CAPEC-231). An attacker who can send OpenTelemetry (OTLP) data to APM Server over HTTP can cause APM Server to exhaust its memory and terminate. This stops the intake of AP…
Affected: See advisory
Fix: Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
Exploitation: No known exploitation

Why it is Yellow

CVSS 6.5 medium

References

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-8-19-24-9-4-9-9-5-6-security-update-esa-2026-236/391373

Original description

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in APM Server can lead to denial of service via Oversized Serialized Data Payloads (CAPEC-231). An attacker who can send OpenTelemetry (OTLP) data to APM Server over HTTP can cause APM Server to exhaust its memory and terminate. This stops the intake of APM and OpenTelemetry data until APM Server restarts.

Last activity 3 Nov 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.