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Older Kibana installations can let an attacker use the Timelion visualizer to run code on the server. Successful exploitation could give the attacker the same permissions as the Kibana process, creating serious risk to data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Exposure is most likely where Kibana 5.x or 6.x is still deployed, especially if Timelion is reachable by untrusted users or the internet. Vendor, Red Hat, and CVE sources identify affected versions as before 5.6.15 and 6.6.1. Treat as urgent for any legacy Kibana deployment. The impact is server-side code execution, the severity is critical, and CISA KEV status means this should be handled as an exploited vulnerability, not a theoretical risk. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Kibana to 5.6.15, 6.6.1, or a later supported release.; Check Elastic and Red Hat advisories for environment-specific update guidance.; Restrict Kibana and Timelion access to trusted authenticated users only..
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- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- Yes
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H3.95.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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9.8CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-6-1-and-5-6-15-security-update/169077CVE reference
- https://www.elastic.co/community/securityCVE reference
- RHSA-2019:2860CVE reference · vendor-advisory
- RHBA-2019:2824CVE reference · vendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-7609CVE reference · government-resource
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