# CVE-2019-7609: Kibana Arbitrary Code Execution

> CVE-2019-7609: Kibana Arbitrary Code Execution. CVSS 9.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2019-7609
Last updated: 2025-10-21T23:45:41Z

- Published: 2019-03-25 00:00 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-21 23:45 UTC · Assigner: elastic
- CVSS: 9.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Critical · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 95.3%, 100th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2022-01-10, federal due date 2022-07-10, ransomware use: Unknown
- CWE: CWE-94

## Description

Kibana versions before 5.6.15 and 6.6.1 contain an arbitrary code execution flaw in the Timelion visualizer. An attacker with access to the Timelion application 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.

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- Elastic: Kibana

## Tracked companies

- [Elastic Cloud](https://rewindex.com/company/elastic-cloud.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-7609)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7609)
- [http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174569/Kibana-Timelion-Prototype-Pollution-Remote-Code-Execution.html](http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174569/Kibana-Timelion-Prototype-Pollution-Remote-Code-Execution.html)
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2824](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2824)
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2860](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2860)
- [https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-6-1-and-5-6-15-security-update/169077](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-6-1-and-5-6-15-security-update/169077)
- [https://www.elastic.co/community/security](https://www.elastic.co/community/security)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2019-7609 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2019-7609.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2019-7609 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T01:59:20.156Z