CVE-2026-72641: Incorrect Authorization in Kibana Leading to Unauthorized Modification of Data

Published Sep 1, 2026
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Updated

Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Kibana can lead to unauthorized modification of data via Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs (CAPEC-1). An authenticated user holding only Security Solution read access in a Kibana space could enumerate and change the state of Entity Store maintainer tasks, silently disabling Entity Analytics maintenance for that space.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Elastic Kibana

Event History

Sep 1, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:20 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:20 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Which users can exploit this issue?

An authenticated user who has only Security Solution read access in a Kibana space can exploit the issue. The impact is limited to Entity Store maintainer tasks for that space.

2

What can an attacker change?

The attacker can enumerate Entity Store maintainer tasks and change their state. This can silently disable Entity Analytics maintenance in the affected Kibana space.

3

Is user interaction required?

No. The vulnerability is exploitable by a low-privileged authenticated user without user interaction.

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