Improper authorization in Kibana - CVE-2025-68422

 

Improper authorization in Kibana - CVE-2025-68422

Published: December 19, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU120210
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-68422
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper authorization checks. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and retrieve the list of live queries without the "live queries - read" permission.


Affected software

Kibana

How to mitigate CVE-2025-68422

Install updates from vendor's website.

Kibana - addressed in versions 8.19.7, 9.1.7, 9.2.1

External References

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