CVE-2025-68422
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Publication date: 2025-12-18

Last updated on: 2025-12-23

Assigner: Elastic

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.
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Published
2025-12-18
Last Modified
2025-12-23
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2026-06-16
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2025-12-19
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-68422
Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 4 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
elastic kibana From 7.0.0 (inc) to 7.17.29 (inc)
elastic kibana From 8.0.0 (inc) to 8.19.7 (exc)
elastic kibana From 9.0.0 (inc) to 9.1.7 (exc)
elastic kibana 9.2.0
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CWE ID Description
CWE-863 The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an improper authorization issue in Kibana that allows an authenticated user to bypass permission restrictions by sending a specially crafted HTTP request. Specifically, it enables a user without the 'live queries - read' permission to retrieve the list of live queries, effectively escalating their privileges.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can impact you by allowing unauthorized access to information that should be restricted, potentially exposing sensitive live query data. This privilege escalation could lead to information disclosure and undermine the security controls intended to protect data within Kibana.

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