CVE-2026-72681
Missing Authorization in Kibana Leading to Privilege Escalation and Information Disclosure
CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-862 |
| Vendor | elastic |
| Product | kibana |
| Published | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Aug 13, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Affected Versions
Elastic / Kibana
9.4.0 ≤ 9.4.3