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CVE-2026-0529

Improper Validation of Array Index in Packetbeat Leading to Overflow Buffers

Published: Jan 14, 2026Updated: Jan 14, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-129
6.5CVSSMEDIUM

Description

Improper Validation of Array Index (CWE-129) in Packetbeat’s MongoDB protocol parser can allow an attacker to cause Overflow Buffers (CAPEC-100) through specially crafted network traffic. This requires an attacker to send a malformed payload to a monitored network interface where MongoDB protocol parsing is enabled.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:AAttack Vector
Adjacent
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High

Weaknesses

Affected Products

elastic nvcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka elastic
elasticcommercialUSDatabasesaka elasticsearch co., elastic.co

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

Timeline

Published
Jan 14, 2026
Last Updated
Jan 14, 2026

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