Auth bypass in Elastic Kibana
CVE-2026-56147
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639) in Kibana can lead to unauthorized information disclosure and case attachment integrity compromise via Privilege Abuse (CAPEC-122). An inconsistency in Kibana's file access authorization logic allows a low-privileged authenticated user to retrieve, modify, and delete case attachments that belong to feature areas they are not authorized to access. Because the access control check and the resource retrieval use different resolution mechanisms, an authenticated attacker with limited file management permissions can obtain the contents of, modify, or delete protected case attachments — such as those associated with Security Solution cases — without holding the privileges required to access those features.
Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)
EPSS: 0.003 (25.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Elastic Kibana — versions 9.0.0, 9.4.0, 8.7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@elastic.co (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-56147?
- CVE-2026-56147 is a high-severity vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-07-21.
- How severe is CVE-2026-56147?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.