VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2026-78586
CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.47%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-09-02
Last modified2026-09-03
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Kibana can lead to a denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). An authenticated user with low-level privileges could submit a specially crafted request that causes Kibana to consume an unbounded amount of memory, rendering it unavailable to all users.
Weakness classification
- CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Primary references
- security@elastic.co — Vendor Advisory