Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 26, 2026· Updated Feb 26, 2026
Improper Validation of Array Index in Packetbeat Leading to Denial of Service
CVE-2026-26932
Description
Improper Validation of Array Index (CWE-129) in the PostgreSQL protocol parser in Packetbeat can lead Denial of Service via Input Data Manipulation (CAPEC-153). An attacker can send a specially crafted packet causing a Go runtime panic that terminates the Packetbeat process. This vulnerability requires the pgsql protocol to be explicitly enabled and configured to monitor traffic on the targeted port.
Affected products
1- Elastic/Packetbeatv5Range: 9.0.0
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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