What is CVE-2026-33462?

CVE-2026-33462 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2026-05-28.

How severe is CVE-2026-33462?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Elastic Kibana

CVE-2026-33462

A path traversal vulnerability was identified in Kibana's dashboard management functionality. An authenticated user with limited permissions could create a dashboard with a specially crafted identifier. When an administrator subsequently a…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.000 (7.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Elastic Kibana — versions 9.0.0, 8.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

security@elastic.co (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-33462?: CVE-2026-33462 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2026-05-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-33462?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.