CVE-2026-78592
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Kibana Leading to Unauthorized Deletion of Privileged Resources
CVSS Score
7.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22) in Kibana can lead to the unauthorized deletion of privileged resources via Path Traversal (CAPEC-126). A low-privileged user holding tag creation privileges could cause a subsequent administrative action in the tag management interface to act on an unintended target, resulting in the deletion of privileged resources including administrative accounts and other organizational assets. Exploitation requires an administrator to interact with the affected interface.
| CWE | CWE-22 |
| Vendor | elastic |
| Product | kibana |
| Published | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Sep 1, 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:H Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
Elastic / Kibana
7.11.0 ≤ 7.17.29 8.0.0 ≤ 8.19.15 9.0.0 ≤ 9.3.4 9.4.0 ≤ 9.4.1