CVE-2026-94400: CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Elastic Kibana
CVE-2026-94400 is an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability (CWE-400) in Elastic Kibana that can lead to denial of service through excessive allocation of resources. The vulnerability affects Kibana versions 8.0.0, 9.0.0, and 9.5.0. It has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, indicating a medium severity level. No known exploits are reported in the wild, and no patch or remediation information is currently provided.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Elastic Kibana involves uncontrolled resource consumption (CWE-400), which can cause denial of service conditions by excessive allocation of resources (CAPEC-130). The flaw affects specific Kibana versions 8.0.0, 9.0.0, and 9.5.0. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, requires low privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or integrity impact, but high impact on availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in denial of service due to excessive resource consumption, impacting the availability of the Kibana service. There is no confidentiality or integrity impact reported. No active exploitation is known at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or official fix information is provided, monitor Elastic's advisories for updates. Until a fix is available, consider limiting resource usage or applying operational controls to mitigate potential denial of service.
CVE-2026-94400: CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Elastic Kibana
Description
CVE-2026-94400 is an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability (CWE-400) in Elastic Kibana that can lead to denial of service through excessive allocation of resources. The vulnerability affects Kibana versions 8.0.0, 9.0.0, and 9.5.0. It has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, indicating a medium severity level. No known exploits are reported in the wild, and no patch or remediation information is currently provided.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Elastic Kibana involves uncontrolled resource consumption (CWE-400), which can cause denial of service conditions by excessive allocation of resources (CAPEC-130). The flaw affects specific Kibana versions 8.0.0, 9.0.0, and 9.5.0. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, requires low privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or integrity impact, but high impact on availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in denial of service due to excessive resource consumption, impacting the availability of the Kibana service. There is no confidentiality or integrity impact reported. No active exploitation is known at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or official fix information is provided, monitor Elastic's advisories for updates. Until a fix is available, consider limiting resource usage or applying operational controls to mitigate potential denial of service.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-95p2-xgxw-hm57
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-94400"]
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ab89bd1f7a7c54106941fbe
Added to database: 09/27/2026, 04:30:09 UTC
Last enriched: 09/27/2026, 04:38:22 UTC
Last updated: 09/27/2026, 17:47:33 UTC
Views: 4
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