Auth bypass in Elastic Kibana
CVE-2026-78581
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639) in Kibana can lead to unauthorized data modification via Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs (CAPEC-1). Under certain conditions, an authenticated user could reference another user's AI Assistant conversation identifier to access or modify a conversation they do not own. Successful exploitation requires knowledge of a hard-to-guess identifier.
Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-78581?
- CVE-2026-78581 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2026-08-25.
- How severe is CVE-2026-78581?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.