CVE-2026-0543
MEDIUM6.5EPSS 0.12%Improper Input Validation in Kibana Email Connector Leading to Excessive Allocation
Published: 1/16/2026Modified: 1/16/2026
Description
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) in Kibana's Email Connector can allow an attacker to cause an Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) through a specially crafted email address parameter. This requires an attacker to have authenticated access with view-level privileges sufficient to execute connector actions. The application attempts to process specially crafted email format, resulting in complete service unavailability for all users until manual restart is performed.
Affected packages (2)
- Bitnami/elkfrom 0, < 8.19.10, >= 9.0.0, < 9.1.10, >= 9.2.0, < 9.2.4
- Bitnami/kibanafrom 0, < 8.19.10, >= 9.0.0, < 9.1.10, >= 9.2.0, < 9.2.4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |