CVE-2025-25010 Kibana privilege escalation via reporting_user role
Attackers with reporting_user role can escalate privileges to access all Kibana Spaces due to incorrect authorization checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-25010?
CVE-2025-25010 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, published on 28 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Incorrect authorization in Kibana can lead to privilege escalation via the built-in reporting_user role which incorrectly has the ability to access all Kibana Spaces.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-25010?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including kibana and elk. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
kibana Bitnami | From 9.0.0 | 9.0.6, 9.1.3 |
elk Bitnami | From 9.0.0 | 9.0.6, 9.1.3 |
Products include Elastic Kibana.
How do I fix CVE-2025-25010?
Upgrade kibana to a fixed version for your release line: 9.0.6 or 9.1.3.
Is CVE-2025-25010 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-25010 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Elastic Kibana
Sources
Also known as BIT-elk-2025-25010, BIT-kibana-2025-25010, GHSA-5567-c6hm-cgjh.