What is CVE-2026-72652?

CVE-2026-72652 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-09-01.

How severe is CVE-2026-72652?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Elastic Kibana

CVE-2026-72652

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Kibana can lead to a denial of service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130). An authenticated user can submit a specially crafted request that causes excessive resource consumption, which may render Kibana unavailable.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Elastic Kibana

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

security@elastic.co

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-72652?: CVE-2026-72652 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-09-01.
How severe is CVE-2026-72652?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.