CVE-2025-68422

Name: CVE-2025-68422
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-12-18T23:15:49.873+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 4.3/10EPSS 0.20%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-68422 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.3/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

4.3/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.20%

9.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Elastic	Kibana	>= 7.0.0, <= 7.17.29
Elastic	Kibana	>= 8.0.0, < 8.19.7
Elastic	Kibana	>= 9.0.0, < 9.1.7
Elastic	Kibana	9.2.0

References

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-19-7-9-1-7-and-9-2-1-security-update-esa-2025-39/384187Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 18, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-68422?

How severe is CVE-2025-68422?

CVE-2025-68422 has a CVSS score of 4.3/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.20% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-68422?

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Source: NVD / NIST