What is CVE-2026-33461?

CVE-2026-33461 is a high-severity vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2026-04-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-33461?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Elastic Kibana

CVE-2026-33461

Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Kibana can lead to information disclosure via Privilege Abuse (CAPEC-122). A user with limited Fleet privileges can exploit an internal API endpoint to retrieve sensitive configuration data, including p…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.001 (17.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Elastic Kibana — versions 9.3.0, 9.0.0, 8.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-19-14-9-2-8-9-3-3-security-update-esa-2026-24/385…

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-33461?: CVE-2026-33461 is a high-severity vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2026-04-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-33461?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.