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Kibana EUVDEUVD-2026-47578

| CVE-2026-63142 MEDIUM
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
2026-07-21 security@elastic.co GHSA-mq6c-w86q-vpp3
5.0
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: elastic
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate to Kibana with Reporting access
  2. Delivery
    Craft report request with denied destination URL
  3. Exploit
    Submit malformed or encoded destination bypassing blocklist
  4. Execution
    Kibana reporting service dispatches request to restricted host
  5. Impact
    Retrieve internal service response or probe network topology

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization logic validation
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires: (1) a valid Kibana account with access to the Reporting feature - anonymous or unauthenticated access is insufficient (PR:L per CVSS vector); (2) an administrator must have configured outbound request restrictions in Kibana - environments without any such policy configured have nothing to bypass but are also fully open to SSRF by design; (3) a target internal network destination reachable from the Kibana server process. Exploitation is limited by the requirement for Reporting feature access specifically (not just any authenticated session), and by the Low confidentiality impact ceiling - the attacker can cause outbound requests but cannot guarantee response data is returned in a useful form. Non-default configuration of outbound restrictions is a prerequisite; Kibana deployments with no restrictions configured are not 'bypassing' a control but are separately at risk of unrestricted SSRF through the same mechanism.

Impact

The provided CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N) accurately characterizes moderate real-world risk. The scope change (S:C) is the most significant signal: the reporting service can be weaponized to probe or interact with internal network segments not reachable directly by the attacker. Authentication is required (PR:L), and specifically access to the Reporting feature must be granted - this limits the exposed population to Kibana users with reporting permissions, not all authenticated users. Confidentiality impact is rated Low (C:L), consistent with SSRF-class issues where an attacker may retrieve partial responses from internal services but does not achieve full data exfiltration. No EPSS data was provided in the input; without it, exploitation probability cannot be quantified. No KEV listing and no POC are identified, suggesting opportunistic mass exploitation is not currently occurring. In environments where the Kibana Reporting feature is restricted to internal security analysts or operators and strict network segmentation already exists, real-world impact is further bounded. In flatter network architectures where Kibana has broad egress, this becomes a meaningful lateral reconnaissance vector.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with a low-privileged Kibana account that has been granted Reporting feature access submits a crafted report generation request containing a destination URL that abuses a gap in the administrator-configured blocklist - for example, using an alternate IP notation or URL-encoded form of a denied internal address. The Kibana reporting service, failing to normalize or fully validate the destination against all disallowed input variants, dispatches the HTTP request to the targeted internal host, potentially disclosing service banners, internal API responses, or metadata from cloud instance metadata endpoints (e.g., 169.254.169.254). No public POC has been identified, meaning exploitation currently requires independent discovery of the filter bypass technique.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 22, 2026

Outbound request restriction bypass in Kibana's Reporting feature enables authenticated low-privileged attackers to cause the reporting service to issue HTTP requests to network destinations explicitly denied by administrator-configured security policy. Affected versions span Kibana 8.x through 8.19.18, 9.0.x through 9.3.7, and 9.4.x through 9.4.3. The scope-changed CVSS vector (S:C) confirms the impact extends beyond Kibana itself to internal network resources, making this a server-side request forgery (SSRF)-class issue. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

The primary remediation is to upgrade Kibana to a patched release: version 8.19.19 for 8.x deployments, 9.3.8 for 9.0.x-9.3.x deployments, or 9.4.4 for 9.4.x deployments. The Elastic advisory ESA-2026-66 at https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-19-19-9-3-8-9-4-4-security-update-esa-2026-66/388568 should be consulted for full upgrade instructions. As a compensating control prior to patching, administrators should restrict access to the Kibana Reporting feature to the minimum set of trusted users via Kibana role-based access control, reducing the pool of principals who can trigger the bypass. Additionally, deploying a network-layer egress filtering proxy or firewall rule enforcing the intended outbound destination policy independently of Kibana's application-layer blocklist provides defense in depth; this does not fix the vulnerability but prevents the Kibana process from reaching denied destinations even if the filter is bypassed. Note that disabling the Reporting feature entirely eliminates the attack surface but also removes legitimate functionality for all users.

Affected VersionsENISA

Kibana 9.4.0 ≤9.4.3
Kibana 8.0.0 ≤8.19.18
Kibana 9.0.0 ≤9.3.7

Affected Packages

euvd kibana no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

Kibana's Reporting feature generates PDF and CSV exports by internally dispatching HTTP requests to configured data sources and rendering URLs. Administrators can configure outbound request restrictions - a blocklist or allowlist - to prevent the reporting service from reaching unauthorized internal or external network destinations. CWE-184 (Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs) identifies the root cause: the restriction logic fails to account for all input variations (e.g., URL encoding, alternate IP representations, redirects, or protocol variations) that can route requests past the filter. The NVD also maps this to CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization), reflecting the policy enforcement failure as a complementary classification. Affected CPE-identified products span the 8.x line (8.0.0-8.19.18) and the 9.x line (9.0.0-9.3.7 and 9.4.0-9.4.3), as confirmed by the EUVD advisory EUVD-2026-47578.

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Severity by source

Vendor (elastic) PRIMARY 5.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.0 MEDIUM

PR:L confirmed by requirement for authenticated Reporting access; S:C and C:L reflect SSRF reaching other network systems with limited response disclosure.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (elastic).

CVSS VectorVendor: elastic

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs (CWE-184) in Kibana can allow an authenticated attacker with access to the Reporting feature to bypass outbound request restrictions configured by an administrator, causing the reporting service to send requests to network destinations that should be denied by the configured security policy.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 93% exploitable
Prevalence
High
widely deployed enterprise SIEM and log analytics platform (ELK Stack)
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

25
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +25
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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