CVE-2021-22136

LOW

3.5

CVSS Score

Published: May 13, 2021 at 05:35 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:36 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorKibana

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Severity

LOW3.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

Description

In Kibana versions before 7.12.0 and 6.8.15 a flaw in the session timeout was discovered where the xpack.security.session.idleTimeout setting is not being respected. This was caused by background polling activities unintentionally extending authenticated users sessions, preventing a user session from timing out.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Kibana · Elasticsearch

95%

v < 6.8.15v < 7.12.07.0.0 ≤ v < 7.12.0

Affected range stops below 6.8.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 7.12.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-12-0-and-6-8-15-security-update/268125

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-12-0-and-6-8-15-security-update/268125

CVSS

3.5LOW[email protected]

Attack Vector: PHYSICAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: LOW
Integrity: LOW
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-613

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