CVE-2026-78594

Summary

Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (CWE-409) in APM Server can lead to a persistent denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). An authenticated user with write access to source map content could store specially crafted, highly compressed content that exhausts the memory available to APM Server when it is later processed, terminating the process. The condition recurs on every restart until the stored content is removed.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
ElasticApm Server8.0.0 <= 8.19.19affected
ElasticApm Server9.0.0 <= 9.4.4affected
ElasticApm Server9.5.0affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-409: CWE-409 Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References