Auth bypass in Elastic Kibana
CVE-2026-72681
Kibana Agent Builder does not correctly verify that the requesting user holds the privileges required by a separate Kibana feature before it creates and runs a tool that invokes that feature's functionality. This allows privilege escalation and could lead to disclosure of sensitive information that the user is not authorized to read.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
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:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Elastic Kibana — versions 9.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-72681?
- CVE-2026-72681 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-08-13.
- How severe is CVE-2026-72681?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.