Kibana Improper Authorization
Priority LOW 25CWE-863Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
Improper Authorization (CWE-285) in Kibana can lead to privilege escalation (CAPEC-233) by allowing an authenticated user to change a document's sharing type to "global," even though they do not have permission to do so, making it visible to everyone in the space via a crafted a HTTP request.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00192 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 | Kibana | 7.0.0 – 7.17.29; 8.0.0 – 8.19.7; 9.0.0 – 9.1.7; 9.2.0 – 9.2.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Kibana VendorElastic Affected 7.0.0 – 7.17.29; 8.0.0 – 8.19.7; 9.0.0 – 9.1.7; 9.2.0 – 9.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.0 – 7.17.29; 8.0.0 to before 8.19.8; 9.0.0 to before 9.1.8; 9.2.0 to before 9.2.2 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 – 7.17.29; 8.0.0 to before 8.19.8; 9.0.0 to before 9.1.8; 9.2.0 to before 9.2.2 Vulnerable ·Elastic
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-68386
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xh25-gx5f-4hqg
References
More Elastic Kibana vulnerabilities
- 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-2025-18692 Kibana arbitrary code execution via prototype pollution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 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
Sources
- CVE-2025-68386 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-68386 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xh25-gx5f-4hqg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-68386 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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