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CVE-2026-33459: Elastic Kibana · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Affects Elastic KibanaSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 18% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Apr 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
ElasticKibanaAffected
  • >=9.3.0 <=9.3.2
  • >=8.15.0 <=8.19.13
  • >=9.0.0 <=9.2.7
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until an official fix is released, limit access to the automatic import feature to trusted users only and monitor for unusual activity involving large import requests. Consider implementing rate limiting or resource usage controls if possible to reduce the risk of exploitation.

Description

CVE-2026-33459 is a medium severity vulnerability in Elastic Kibana affecting versions 8.15.0, 9.0.0, and 9.3.0. It involves uncontrolled resource consumption (CWE-400) via the automatic import feature, where an authenticated user can submit requests with excessively large input values. Concurrent exploitation can destabilize backend services, causing denial of service and making the deployment unavailable to all users. There is no official patch or remediation level currently provided by the vendor.

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