Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input (CWE-1284) in the Timelion visualization plugin in Kibana can lead Denial of Service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). The vulnerability allows an authenticated user to send a specially crafted Timelion expression that overwrites internal series data properties with an excessively large quantity value.
CVE-2026-26940
MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—Trending — 3 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-03-19. NVD baseline CVSS 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: ghsa, nvd
6.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: —CVSS: 6.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 6.5
- EG Score
- 6.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 34(Track)EG Risk 34/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity65% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
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- EPSS %ILE
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- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 19, 2026
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (1)
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 3× in last 7d / 3× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-27 14:38 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-27 14:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-27 14:27 UTCOSV refresh
Frequently asked(4)
What is CVE-2026-26940?
CVE-2026-26940 is a medium vulnerability published on March 19, 2026. Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input (CWE-1284) in the Timelion visualization plugin in Kibana can lead Denial of Service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). The vulnerability allows an authenticated user to send a specially crafted Timelion expression that overwrites internal…
When was CVE-2026-26940 disclosed?
CVE-2026-26940 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 19, 2026, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-26940?
CVE-2026-26940 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-26940?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-26940, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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