# Kibana 8.19.17, 9.3.0 Security Update (ESA-2026-31)

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-19-17-9-3-0-security-update-esa-2026-31/390050>\
**Category:** Security Announcements\
**Created:** [September 1, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-19-17-9-3-0-security-update-esa-2026-31/390050 "2026-09-01T18:40:01Z")\
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**Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Kibana Leading to Denial of Service**

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Kibana can lead to a denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). An authenticated user with low-level permissions could submit a specially crafted request that causes excessive resource consumption, which may render Kibana unavailable.

**Affected Versions:**

> - 8.x: All versions from 8.0.0 up to and including 8.19.16
> - 9.x: All versions from 9.0.0 up to and including 9.2.8

**Affected Configurations:**  
All configurations are affected.

**Solutions and Mitigations:**

The issue is resolved in Kibana versions 8.19.17 and 9.3.0 and greater.

**For Users that Cannot Upgrade:**

There are no workarounds for this vulnerability.

**Indicators of Compromise (IOC)**

No specific indicators of compromise have been identified for this vulnerability.

**Elastic Cloud Serverless**

Due to our continuous deployment and patching model, the vulnerability described in this security advisory was remediated in our Elastic Cloud Serverless offering before the public disclosure.

**Severity:** CVSSv3.1: Medium ( 6.5 ) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H  
**CVE ID:** CVE-2026-33465  
**Problem Type:** CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling  
**Impact:** CAPEC-130 - Excessive Allocation
