CVE-2025-68422
Medium
Description
Improper Authorization (CWE-285) in Kibana can lead to privilege escalation (CAPEC-233) by allowing an authenticated user to bypass intended permission restrictions via a crafted HTTP request. This allows an attacker who lacks the live queries - read permission to successfully retrieve the list of live queries.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.3
Exploit probability—
Product
Elastic Kibana
PublishedDec 18, 2025
First seenDec 18, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-863Incorrect authorization
How to fix
Update
- elastic kibana8.19.7, 9.1.7 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| elastic kibana | 7.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.17.29, 8.0.0 ≤ v < 8.19.7, 9.0.0 ≤ v < 9.1.7, 9.2.0 | 8.19.7, 9.1.7 |
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