Improper authorization in Kibana - CVE-2025-68386
Published: December 19, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120211
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-68386
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Elastic Stack
Affected software:
Kibana
Kibana
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-68386
Install updates from vendor's website.