vulnerability
Elastic Kibana: CVE-2024-37285: Deserialization of Untrusted Data
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 14, 2024 | Sep 3, 2025 | Nov 17, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 14, 2024
Added
Sep 3, 2025
Modified
Nov 17, 2025
Description
A deserialization issue in Kibana can lead to arbitrary code execution when Kibana attempts to parse a YAML document containing a crafted payload. A successful attack requires a malicious user to have a combination of both specific Elasticsearch indices privileges https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/defining-roles.html#roles-indices-priv and Kibana privileges https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/fleet/current/fleet-roles-and-privileges.html assigned to them.
The following Elasticsearch indices permissions are required
* write privilege on the system indices .kibana_ingest*
* The allow_restricted_indices flag is set to true
Any of the following Kibana privileges are additionally required
* Under Fleet the All privilege is granted
* Under Integration the Read or All privilege is granted
* Access to the fleet-setup privilege is gained through the Fleet Server’s service account token
The following Elasticsearch indices permissions are required
* write privilege on the system indices .kibana_ingest*
* The allow_restricted_indices flag is set to true
Any of the following Kibana privileges are additionally required
* Under Fleet the All privilege is granted
* Under Integration the Read or All privilege is granted
* Access to the fleet-setup privilege is gained through the Fleet Server’s service account token
Solution
elastic-kibana-upgrade-latest
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