Description
Uncaught Exception (CWE-248) in Elastic Endpoint can lead to denial of service via a specially crafted file name. When Elastic Defend's Elastic Endpoint component processes a file name under certain system locale configurations (including Chinese, Japanese, and Korean locales) on Windows, an unhandled exception can occur during file-path handling. This causes the Elastic Endpoint process to crash and restart repeatedly, which can degrade or disable Elastic Defend's real-time malware prevention and behavioral detection capabilities on the affected host for as long as the condition persists.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Elastic Agent and Elastic Defend | >= 8.19.13, <= 8.19.21; >= 9.2.7, <= 9.2.8; >= 9.3.0, <= 9.3.8; >= 9.4.0, <= 9.4.7; >= 9.5.0, <= 9.5.4 |
References
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 6, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 7, 2026
- NVD status
- Undergoing Analysis