Kibana arbitrary code execution via prototype pollution
A Prototype pollution vulnerability in Kibana leads to arbitrary code execution via crafted HTTP requests to machine learning and reporting endpoints.
- Published
- May 6, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 21.5% · 98th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-1321
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Report tools
Action score
45
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 6 / 30 · 21.5%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 9.8
- CNA · elastic
- 9.1
- 0.7 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| elastic | kibana | cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- elastic kibana8.3.0 and later · before 8.17.6
- elastic kibana8.18.0
- elastic kibana9.0.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (elastic). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Elastic Kibana
- 8.3.0 and later · before 8.17.6affected · semver
- 8.18.0 and later · before 8.18.1affected · semver
- 9.0.0 and later · before 9.0.1affected · semver
Same product
elastic: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2019-7609Kibana versions before 5.6.15 and 6.6.1 contain an arbitrary code execution flaw in the Timelion visualizer.KEV99Now
- CVE-2018-17246Kibana versions before 6.4.3 and 5.6.13 contain an arbitrary file inclusion flaw in the Console plugin.64This week
- CVE-2020-7012Kibana versions 6.7.0 to 6.8.8 and 7.0.0 to 7.6.2 contain a prototype pollution flaw in the Upgrade Assistant.40Plan
- CVE-2024-12556Kibana Prototype Pollution can lead to code injection39Monitor
- CVE-2025-25015Kibana arbitrary code execution via prototype pollution39Monitor
- CVE-2018-17245Kibana versions 4.0 to 4.6, 5.0 to 5.6.12, and 6.0 to 6.4.2 contain an error in the way authorization credentials are used when generating P39Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic Kibana | 8.17.6 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Elastic Kibana | 8.18.1 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Elastic Kibana | 9.0.1 | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:1 | 2025-05-24 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoC+17 d
- TodaySep 30, 2026+512 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2024-1255628 days apartKibana Prototype Pollution can lead to code injection39Monitor
- CVE-2025-2501562 days apartKibana arbitrary code execution via prototype pollution39Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-1321 · Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
Noroxi analysis
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.