CVE-2026-72681
highpriority · track · 35OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.004 · 38 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Kibana Agent Builder does not correctly verify that the requesting user holds the privileges required by a separate Kibana feature before it creates and runs a tool that invokes that feature's functionality. This allows privilege escalation and could lead to disclosure of sensitive information that the user is not authorized to read.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–8.8
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (12)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (3)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-2824Kibana: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-08-12csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Kibana ausnutzen, um vertrauliche Informationen einschließlich Zugangsdaten offenzulegen, Daten und Konfigurationen zu manipulieren, Berechtigungen zu umgehen und einen Denial of Service zu verursachen.
- BIT-elk-2026-72681Missing Authorization in Kibana Leading to Privilege Escalation and Information Disclosure2026-08-19vendor · osvUS
Kibana Agent Builder does not correctly verify that the requesting user holds the privileges required by a separate Kibana feature before it creates and runs a tool that invokes that feature's functionality. This allows privilege escalation and could lead to disclosure of sensitive information that the user is not authorized to read.
- BIT-kibana-2026-72681Missing Authorization in Kibana Leading to Privilege Escalation and Information Disclosure2026-08-19vendor · osvUS
Kibana Agent Builder does not correctly verify that the requesting user holds the privileges required by a separate Kibana feature before it creates and runs a tool that invokes that feature's functionality. This allows privilege escalation and could lead to disclosure of sensitive information that the user is not authorized to read.
also known as (5)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
- CNNVD-2026-91934693cnnvd
- EUVD-2026-58255enisa_euvd
- GHSA-9fww-g6xw-7wv9enisa_euvd
- BIT-elk-2026-72681osv
- BIT-kibana-2026-72681osv
sources
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references (4)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-9-4-4-security-update-esa-2026-83/389534cnnvd
- https://www.elastic.co/downloads/kibanaPatchcnnvd
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-9-4-4-security-update-esa-2026-83/389534enisa_euvd
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-9-4-4-security-update-esa-2026-83/389534Vendor Advisorynvd
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