How severe is CVE-2025-25015?

CVE-2025-25015 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.9, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2025-25015 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (65th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-25015?

CVE-2025-25015 affects Elastic Kibana. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2025-25015?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

Does CVE-2025-25015 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-25015 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-6024.

When was CVE-2025-25015 published?

CVE-2025-25015 was published on 2025-03-05 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-25015

CVE-2025-25015 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Elastic Kibana with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.9. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-1321.

Key facts

Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.9)
EPSS exploit prediction: 1% (65th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-6024
Weakness: CWE-1321
Affected product: Elastic Kibana
Published: 2025-03-05
Last modified: 2026-06-17

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-25015?: 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
How severe is CVE-2025-25015?: CVE-2025-25015 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.9, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2025-25015 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (65th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-25015?: CVE-2025-25015 affects Elastic Kibana. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2025-25015?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
Does CVE-2025-25015 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-25015 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-6024.
When was CVE-2025-25015 published?: CVE-2025-25015 was published on 2025-03-05 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-17-3-8-16-6-security-update-esa-2025-06/375441

Affected products (1)

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