Elastic Security Updates – 08 October 2025

Elastic has released security updates to address several vulnerabilities affecting multiple Elastic products.

The addressed vulnerabilities could allow the attacker to perform cross-site scripting attacks, obtain sensitive information, or gain elevated privileges to the affected products.

Sample of the addressed vulnerabilities:

1. Elastic Kibana Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (CVE-2025-25009):

  • CVSS: 8.7
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Consequences: Cross-Site Scripting

2. Elastic Kibana Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2025-25010):

  • CVSS: 6.5
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Consequences: Gain Privileges

Sample of the affected products:

  • Kibana all versions from 8.19.0 up to and including 8.19.4.
  • Kibana all versions from 7.0.0 up to and including 7.17.29.
  • Elasticsearch all versions from 9.1.0 up to and including 9.1.4.
Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2025-25009
  • CVE-2025-25010
  • CVE-2025-37728
  • CVE-2025-37727
  • CVE-2025-25018
  • CVE-2025-25017
Mitigations

The enterprise should deploy this patch as soon as the testing phase is completed.

Elastic Security Advisory

References