Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Kibana - CVE-2026-49087

 

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Kibana - CVE-2026-49087

Published: July 2, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU136678
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-49087
CWE-ID: CWE-770
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Elastic Stack
Affected software:
Kibana

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to allocation of resources without limits or throttling in the Timeline feature when processing a bulk deletion request. A remote user can submit a specially crafted bulk deletion request to cause a denial of service.

Only deployments that use the Timeline feature are vulnerable.


How to mitigate CVE-2026-49087

Install security update from vendor's website.

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