CVE-2026-33465: CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Elastic Kibana
Description
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Kibana can lead to a denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). An authenticated user with low-level permissions could submit a specially crafted request that causes excessive resource consumption, which may render Kibana unavailable.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Elastic
Kibana
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Kibana involves allocation of resources without limits or throttling (CWE-770). An authenticated user with limited privileges can submit specially crafted requests that cause excessive resource consumption, potentially leading to denial of service (CAPEC-130). The issue affects specific versions of Kibana including 8.0.0 and 9.0.0. No vendor advisory or patch information is available at this time.
Potential Impact
The impact is denial of service due to excessive resource consumption triggered by an authenticated user with low-level permissions. There is no confidentiality or integrity impact reported. The service availability of Kibana can be disrupted, potentially affecting users relying on it.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, consider restricting access to Kibana to trusted users and monitor for unusual resource usage patterns related to authenticated requests.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- elastic
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-20T10:53:23.100Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a972606acd9273b491915b6
Added to database: 09/01/2026, 19:22:46 UTC
Last enriched: 09/07/2026, 14:19:10 UTC
Last updated: 10/14/2026, 18:48:19 UTC
Views: 46
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