CVE-2026-18420 (GCVE-0-2026-18420)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-20 20:40 – Updated: 2026-08-20 20:40
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Title
RCE via Prototype Pollution in OpenSearch Dashboards
Summary
Improper input validation in the Time Series Visual Builder (TSVB) plugin in OpenSearch Dashboards allows an authenticated remote user to execute arbitrary code on the server via a crafted JSON payload to the metrics visualization API endpoint. This issue is a form of prototype pollution that enables remote code execution.  To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to OpenSearch Dashboards 3.8 or later.
CWE
  • CWE-1321 - Improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes ('prototype pollution')
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
AWS Amazon OpenSearch Service Affected: 3.0.0 , < 3.8.0 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:aws:amazon_opensearch_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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OpenSearch OpenSearch Dashboards Affected: 3.0.0 , < 3.8.0 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:opensearch:opensearch_dashboards:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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