CVE-2019-7610
Kibana versions before 6.6.1 contain an arbitrary code execution flaw in the security audit...
Kibana versions before 6.6.1 contain an arbitrary code execution flaw in the security audit logger. If a Kibana instance has the setting xpack.security.audit.enabled set to true, an attacker 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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.0
Kibana versions before 6.6.1 contain an arbitrary code execution flaw in the security audit logger. If a Kibana instance has the setting xpack.security.audit.enabled set to true, an attacker 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.
- Record
CVE-2019-7610- CVSS 3.0
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-94, CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Kibana versions before 6.6.1 contain an arbitrary code execution flaw in the security audit logger. If a Kibana instance has the setting xpack.security.audit.enabled set to true, an attacker 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.
- Record
CVE-2019-7610- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-17148 No score
Kibana versions before 6.6.1 contain an arbitrary code execution flaw in the security audit logger. If a Kibana instance has the setting xpack.security.audit.enabled set to true, an attacker 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.
- Record
EUVD-2019-17148- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rrx3-4wcg-f297
9.0
Kibana versions before 6.6.1 contain an arbitrary code execution flaw in the security audit...
Kibana versions before 6.6.1 contain an arbitrary code execution flaw in the security audit logger. If a Kibana instance has the setting xpack.security.audit.enabled set to true, an attacker 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.
- Record
GHSA-rrx3-4wcg-f297- CVSS 3.0
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.0
Kibana versions before 6.6.1 contain an arbitrary code execution flaw in the security audit logger. If a Kibana instance has the setting xpack.security.audit.enabled set to true, an attacker 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.
- Record
CVE-2019-7610- CVSS 3.0
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2019:2860
8.1
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.1.18 security update
- Record
RHSA-2019:2860- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
kibanaRed Hat:openshift:4.1::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:5.6.16-2.el7 | 0:5.6.16-2.el7 |
kibana-debuginfoRed Hat:openshift:4.1::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:5.6.16-2.el7 | 0:5.6.16-2.el7 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-7610 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Elastic Kibana, published March 25, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.89%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-6-1-and-5-6-15-security-update/169077
elastic.co/community/security
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2860
access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2824
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7610
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rrx3-4wcg-f297
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access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1696028
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1696030
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1696032
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2019/rhsa-2019_2860.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-7608
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-7608
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7608
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-7609
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-7609
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7609
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-7610
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-7610