Packetbeat Improper Bounds Check
Priority LOW 29CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Improper Bounds Check (CWE-787) in Packetbeat can allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to exploit a Buffer Overflow (CAPEC-100) and reliably crash the application or cause significant resource exhaustion via a single crafted UDP packet with an invalid fragment sequence number.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00458 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Packetbeat | 7.0.0 – 7.17.29; 8.0.0 – 8.19.8; 9.0.0 – 9.1.8; 9.2.0 – 9.2.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Packetbeat VendorElastic Affected 7.0.0 – 7.17.29; 8.0.0 – 8.19.8; 9.0.0 – 9.1.8; 9.2.0 – 9.2.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:packetbeat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.0 – 7.17.29; 8.0.0 to before 8.19.9; 9.0.0 to before 9.1.9; 9.2.0 to before 9.2.3 | Vulnerable | Elasticsearch |
- cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:packetbeat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 – 7.17.29; 8.0.0 to before 8.19.9; 9.0.0 to before 9.1.9; 9.2.0 to before 9.2.3 Vulnerable ·Elasticsearch
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-68381
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9gqx-7h84-8hg2
References
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Sources
- CVE-2025-68381 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-68381 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9gqx-7h84-8hg2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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