Improper authorization in Kibana - CVE-2025-68386
Published: December 19, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120211
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-2025-68386
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. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and change a document's sharing type to "global" without the necessary permissions.
Affected software
Kibana
How to mitigate CVE-2025-68386
Install updates from vendor's website.
Kibana - addressed in versions 8.19.8, 9.1.8, 9.2.2