CVE-2021-22150 json
Kibana code execution issue
published 2023-11-22 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-9297
- cvss
- 6.6
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.2%
- EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
It was discovered that a user with Fleet admin permissions could upload a malicious package. Due to using an older version of the js-yaml library, this package would be loaded in an insecure manner, allowing an attacker to execute commands on the Kibana server.
Patch / fix
- Elastic Kibana 7.14.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 23 mo ago
Exploit prediction
1.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Elastic Kibana
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
References
-
discuss.elastic.co
/t/elastic-stack-7-14-1-security-update/283077
vendor-advisory
-
elastic.co
/community/security
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-22150
- NVD CVE-2021-22150
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