CVE-2019-7609

Kibana Arbitrary Code Execution

Critical 9.8
Exploited: added to CISA KEV 10 Jan 2022

Description

Kibana versions before 5.6.15 and 6.6.1 contain an arbitrary code execution flaw in the Timelion visualizer. An attacker with access to the Timelion application could send a request that will attempt to execute javascript code. This could possibly lead to an attacker executing arbitrary commands with permissions of the Kibana process on the host system.

Key facts

Published: 25 Mar 2019
Last changed: 21 Oct 2025
Assigned by: elastic
KEV added: 10 Jan 2022
KEV fix due: 10 Jul 2022
EPSS: 95.338% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.868% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA): Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

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9.8CVSS 3.1, Criticalfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Elastic	Kibana	before 5.6.15 and 6.6.1 (affected)