Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input (CWE-1284) in the Timelion visualization plugin in Kibana can lead Denial of Service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). The vulnerability allows an authenticated user to send a specially crafted Timelion expression that overwrites internal series data properties with an excessively large quantity value.
PUBLISHED5.2CWE-1284
Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input in Kibana Leading to Denial of Service
Problem type
Affected products
Elastic
Kibana
<= 9.3.1 - AFFECTED
<= 9.2.6 - AFFECTED
<= 8.19.12 - AFFECTED
References
GitHub Security Advisories
GHSA-xfph-vq69-5ww2
Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input (CWE-1284) in the Timelion visualization...
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xfph-vq69-5ww2Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input (CWE-1284) in the Timelion visualization plugin in Kibana can lead Denial of Service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). The vulnerability allows an authenticated user to send a specially crafted Timelion expression that overwrites internal series data properties with an excessively large quantity value.
JSON source
https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2026-26940Click to expand
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