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.
Published: 2026-11-03
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Elastic
Elastic apm Server
Vendors & Products Elastic
Elastic apm Server

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 03 Nov 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in APM Server Leading to Denial of Service
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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Elastic Apm Server
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: elastic

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-03T17:29:02.326Z

Reserved: 2026-10-23T11:09:48.310Z

Link: CVE-2026-115716

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-11-03T17:28:59.005Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-03T17:17:56.313

Modified: 2026-11-03T18:17:54.337

Link: CVE-2026-115716

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-03T18:45:14Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-770

    Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling