How severe is CVE-2025-68389?

CVE-2025-68389 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.

Is CVE-2025-68389 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (19th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-68389?

CVE-2025-68389 affects Elastic Kibana. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2025-68389?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

Does CVE-2025-68389 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-68389 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-204408.

When was CVE-2025-68389 published?

CVE-2025-68389 was published on 2025-12-18 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-68389

CVE-2025-68389 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elastic Kibana with a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.5. 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-770.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 6.5)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (19th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-204408
Weakness: CWE-770
Affected product: Elastic Kibana
Published: 2025-12-18
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Kibana can allow a low-privileged authenticated user to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) of computing resources and a denial of service (DoS) of the Kibana process via a crafted HTTP request.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-68389?: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Kibana can allow a low-privileged authenticated user to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) of computing resources and a denial of service (DoS) of the Kibana process via a crafted HTTP request.
How severe is CVE-2025-68389?: CVE-2025-68389 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
Is CVE-2025-68389 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (19th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-68389?: CVE-2025-68389 affects Elastic Kibana. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2025-68389?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
Does CVE-2025-68389 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-68389 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-204408.
When was CVE-2025-68389 published?: CVE-2025-68389 was published on 2025-12-18 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-19-9-9-1-9-and-9-2-3-security-update-esa-2025-36/384184

Affected products (1)

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