# Elasticsearch 7.17.25 and 8.16.0 Security Update (ESA-2024-40)

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-17-25-and-8-16-0-security-update-esa-2024-40/377709>\
**Category:** Security Announcements\
**Created:** [May 1, 2025, 10:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-17-25-and-8-16-0-security-update-esa-2024-40/377709 "2025-05-01T10:13:22Z")\
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**Elasticsearch Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability(ESA-2024-40)**

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Elasticsearch while evaluating specifically crafted search templates with Mustache functions can lead to Denial of Service by causing the Elasticsearch node to crash.

**Affected Versions:**  
Elasticsearch versions \< 7.17.25 and Elasticsearch versions \< 8.16.0

**Solutions and Mitigations:**  
The issue is resolved in versions 7.17.25 and 8.16.0

**Severity:** CVSSv3.1: 6.5 (Medium) AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H  
**CVE ID:** CVE-2024-52979

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