Missing Authorization Flaw in Kibana by Elastic
CVE-2026-72661

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Elastic
Status
Kibana
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 August 2026

What is CVE-2026-72661?

A vulnerability in Kibana allows low-privileged authenticated users to access confidential endpoint response action records. This occurs due to inadequate enforcement of security privileges, enabling unauthorized access to sensitive data generated by managed hosts. This flaw arises from the misuse of an internal data retrieval mechanism that does not align with the desired access control measures, compromising data integrity and confidentiality.

Affected Version(s)

Kibana 8.12.0 <= 8.19.18

Kibana 9.0.0 <= 9.3.7

Kibana 9.4.0 <= 9.4.3

References

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-19-19-9-3-8-9-4-4-s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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