CVE-2025-68386
Medium
Description
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.3
Exploit probability—
Product
Elastic Kibana
PublishedDec 18, 2025
First seenDec 18, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-863Incorrect authorization
How to fix
Update
- elastic kibana8.19.8, 9.1.8, 9.2.2 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| elastic kibana | 7.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.17.29, 8.0.0 ≤ v < 8.19.8, 9.0.0 ≤ v < 9.1.8, 9.2.0 ≤ v < 9.2.2 | 8.19.8, 9.1.8, 9.2.2 |
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