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CVE-2025-25015: Kibana arbitrary code execution via prototype pollution
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.9 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-03-05 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-1321
Description
Prototype pollution in Kibana leads to arbitrary code execution via a crafted file upload and specifically crafted HTTP requests. In Kibana versions >= 8.15.0 and < 8.17.1, this is exploitable by users with the Viewer role. In Kibana versions 8.17.1 and 8.17.2 , this is only exploitable by users that have roles that contain all the following privileges: fleet-all, integrations-all, actions:execute-advanced-connectors
Affected products
- Kibana: from 8.15.0 before 8.16.6; from 8.17.0 before 8.17.3 — fixed in 8.16.6, 8.17.3
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Kibana 8.16.6, 8.17.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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