CVE-2026-78599
Stored Path Traversal in Kibana Leading to Unauthorized Deletion of Internal Resources
CVSS Score
6.5
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 internal resources via Path Traversal (CAPEC-126). A low-privileged user holding Fleet write access could cause a subsequent administrative delete action to act on unintended internal resources. Exploitation requires an administrator to interact with the affected Fleet interface.
| 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:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Affected Versions
Elastic / Kibana
8.0.0 ≤ 8.19.17 9.0.0 ≤ 9.4.2