CVE-2026-4498
Execution with Unnecessary Privileges in Kibana Leading to reading index data beyond their direct Elasticsearch RBAC scope
CVSS Score
7.7
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
14th
Execution with Unnecessary Privileges (CWE-250) in Kibana’s Fleet plugin debug route handlers can lead reading index data beyond their direct Elasticsearch RBAC scope via Privilege Abuse (CAPEC-122). This requires an authenticated Kibana user with Fleet sub-feature privileges (such as agents, agent policies, and settings management).
| CWE | CWE-250 |
| Vendor | elastic |
| Product | kibana |
| Published | Apr 8, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Apr 9, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Affected Versions
Elastic / Kibana
8.0.0 ≤ 8.19.13