Advisory record · GHSA-mw3v-mmfw-3x2g

OpenSearch is vulnerable to DoS via complex query_string inputs

CVSS 8.3 HighEPSS 0.0073 · 54th percentile

Published by the GitHub Advisory Database at 25 Nov 2025, 21:32 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known.

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed in
org.opensearch:opensearch-commonMaven>=3.0.0, <3.3.0 || <2.19.43.3.0, 2.19.4
Identifiers
GHSA-mw3v-mmfw-3x2g · CVE-2025-9624
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-674
Published
25 Nov 2025
Updated
10 Sept 2026

Machine-written summary

Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.

OpenSearch (org.opensearch:opensearch-common) versions 3.0.0 through 3.2.0 and versions below 2.19.4 are vulnerable. An attacker who can submit queries can send complex query_string inputs to cause a denial of service. The source gives few details. Upgrade to version 3.3.0 or 2.19.4, depending on the release line in use.

Written 2 Nov 2026.

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

ScoreRatingCVSSVectorSource
8.3 High 4.0 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H CNA (Fluid Attacks)
  • CISA KEV Not listed.
  • EPSS 0.0073, the 54th percentile, on 12 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  1. 31 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC First seen by agentprime
  2. 31 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC Confirmed by OSV

Sources

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