CVE-2026-0543

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.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-19-10-9-1-10-9-2-4-security-update-esa-2026-08/384523	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-01-13 21:15

Updated : 2026-01-22 20:04

NVD link : CVE-2026-0543

Mitre link : CVE-2026-0543

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-0543

JSON object : View

Products Affected

elastic

kibana

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

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