CVE-2026-63260: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Kibana Leading to Denial of Service

Published Jul 21, 2026
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Updated

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400) in Kibana can lead to denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). An authenticated attacker with low-privilege access can trigger a denial of service condition in Kibana by sending a specially crafted, oversized request payload. Processing this user-supplied input requires resource-intensive memory allocation that can exhaust the available heap memory in the Kibana process, causing it to crash and become unavailable to all users.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Elastic Kibana

Event History

Jul 21, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:53 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:53 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:18 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2026-63260?

CVE-2026-63260 has a medium severity rating of 6.5.

2

How do I fix CVE-2026-63260?

To fix CVE-2026-63260, update to the latest version of Kibana that addresses this vulnerability.

3

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2026-63260?

CVE-2026-63260 can lead to a denial of service condition due to uncontrolled resource consumption.

4

Who is affected by CVE-2026-63260?

Authenticated users with low-privilege access to Kibana are affected by CVE-2026-63260.

5

What type of attacks can exploit CVE-2026-63260?

CVE-2026-63260 can be exploited by sending a specially crafted, oversized request payload to trigger a denial of service.

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