CVE-2026-72668
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.002 · 8 %ileDEUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Unintended Proxy or Intermediary ('Confused Deputy') (CWE-441) in Kibana Agent Builder can lead to privilege escalation. A non-administrative user able to edit a shared agent could cause privileged operations to be carried out under the identity of a higher-privileged user who subsequently interacts with that agent. Where the same user can also author workflows, this can extend to full administrative control of Kibana and of the Elasticsearch cluster.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.7–7.3
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affected products (8)
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advisories (3)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-3575Kibana: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-09-24csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Kibana ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, um Informationen offenzulegen, um Daten zu manipulieren, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, und um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
- BIT-elk-2026-72668Unintended Proxy or Intermediary ('Confused Deputy') in Kibana Leading to Privilege Escalation2026-10-01vendor · osvUS
Unintended Proxy or Intermediary ('Confused Deputy') (CWE-441) in Kibana Agent Builder can lead to privilege escalation. A non-administrative user able to edit a shared agent could cause privileged operations to be carried out under the identity of a higher-privileged user who subsequently interacts with that agent. Where the same user can also author workflows, this can extend to full administrative control of Kibana and of the Elasticsearch cluster.
- BIT-kibana-2026-72668Unintended Proxy or Intermediary ('Confused Deputy') in Kibana Leading to Privilege Escalation2026-10-01vendor · osvUS
Unintended Proxy or Intermediary ('Confused Deputy') (CWE-441) in Kibana Agent Builder can lead to privilege escalation. A non-administrative user able to edit a shared agent could cause privileged operations to be carried out under the identity of a higher-privileged user who subsequently interacts with that agent. Where the same user can also author workflows, this can extend to full administrative control of Kibana and of the Elasticsearch cluster.
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