CVE-2026-78591
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Kibana Leading to Unauthorized Resource Deletion
CVSS Score
6.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22) in the Kibana Fleet feature can lead to the unauthorized deletion of resources via Path Traversal (CAPEC-126). A low-privileged user could cause a subsequent action taken by a higher-privileged user in the Fleet administration interface to act on an unintended target, resulting in the deletion of resources including accounts with elevated privileges.
| CWE | CWE-22 |
| Vendor | elastic |
| Product | kibana |
| Published | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Sep 2, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Affected Versions
Elastic / Kibana
8.0.0 ≤ 8.19.16 9.0.0 ≤ 9.3.5 9.4.0 ≤ 9.4.2