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Live intelligence Updated 19 Aug 2026 · 12:58 UTC

Elastic, Redhat · Kibana, Openshift Container Platform

CVE-2019-7609

Kibana Arbitrary Code Execution

Recommended action

Treat this as an immediate remediation priority. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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CVSS10.0
EPSS95.3%
KEVYes
ExploitationConfirmed exploitation
PatchPatch or guidance available ↓

Assessment

Why it matters

CISA lists this vulnerability as known to be exploited; exploitation is confirmed; EPSS is 95.3%; technical severity is CVSS 10.0.

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.

Who should care

  • Teams operating Kibana, Openshift Container Platform
  • Vulnerability and exposure management teams
  • Security operations teams monitoring exploitation activity

Response plan

What I would do

  1. Confirm whether Kibana, Openshift Container Platform is present in the environment.
  2. Identify affected versions and establish whether vulnerable services are exposed or reachable.
  3. Apply updates per vendor instructions.
  4. Review relevant security telemetry for evidence of attempted or successful exploitation.
  5. Document the remediation decision and track it to verified completion.

Vendor remediation

Patch and remediation links

Use the vendor source below to confirm the correct fixed version, package or mitigation for your affected product.

Technical details

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
CWE-94
Affected versions
Elastic Kibana (Start Including: 6.0.0, End Excluding: 6.6.1); Redhat Openshift Container Platform (Version: 4.1)
Published
25 March 2019
Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None

Signal timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Added to CISA KEV
  3. Latest EPSS score: 95.3%
  4. Signal calculated at 85

External references

Live public intelligence This assessment combines public-source evidence. Validate the affected product, version and exposure against your own environment before making a risk decision.