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TI-2025-18692 Aliases CVE-2025-25014GHSA-xpp5-m7fr-wp25

Kibana arbitrary code execution via prototype pollution

Priority MEDIUM 63CWE-1321Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A Prototype pollution vulnerability in Kibana leads to arbitrary code execution via crafted HTTP requests to machine learning and reporting endpoints.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.22347 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Kibana (Elastic): 8.17.6, 8.18.1, 9.0.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ElasticKibana8.3.0 to before 8.17.6; 8.18.0 to before 8.18.1; 9.0.0 to before 9.0.18.17.6, 8.18.1, 9.0.1Patch availableCNA
  • Kibana VendorElastic Affected 8.3.0 to before 8.17.6; 8.18.0 to before 8.18.1; 9.0.0 to before 9.0.1 Fixed in 8.17.6, 8.18.1, 9.0.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.0 to before 8.17.6VulnerableElastic
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:8.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.18.0VulnerableElastic
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:9.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.0VulnerableElastic
  • cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.0 to before 8.17.6 Vulnerable ·Elastic
  • cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:8.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.18.0 Vulnerable ·Elastic
  • cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:9.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.0 Vulnerable ·Elastic

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Kibana (Elastic) Fixed in 8.17.6, 8.18.1, 9.0.1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-25014
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xpp5-m7fr-wp25

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2019-05363 Code injection in Elastic Kibana KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2018-12328 Kibana versions before 6.4.3 and 5.6.13 contain an arbitrary file inclusion flaw in the… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-05660 Code injection in Elastic Kibana CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-24803 Deserialization of untrusted data in Elastic Kibana CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2024-24800 Kibana arbitrary code execution via YAML deserialization CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2025-18693 Kibana arbitrary code execution via prototype pollution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
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Sources

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