CVE-2026-72661: Missing Authorization in Kibana Leading to Information Disclosure

Published Aug 13, 2026
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Updated

Missing Authorization (CWE-862) in Kibana can lead to information disclosure via Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs (CAPEC-1). An internal Kibana data retrieval capability used by Elastic Defend endpoint response actions did not enforce the Security Solution and endpoint privileges that its user-facing equivalents require, and it retrieved data with elevated internal permissions rather than the permissions of the requesting user. As a result, an authenticated low-privileged Kibana user with no Security Solution privileges, endpoint privileges and no Elasticsearch privileges on the underlying data, could read endpoint response action records and the corresponding response content returned by managed hosts.

Affected Software

4 affected components
Elastic Kibana
Elastic Kibana>=8.12.0<8.19.19
Elastic Kibana>=9.0.0<9.3.8
Elastic Kibana>=9.4.0<9.4.4

Event History

Aug 13, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:12 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:12 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:17 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2026-72661?

The severity of CVE-2026-72661 is rated as medium with a score of 6.5.

2

How does CVE-2026-72661 affect Elastic Kibana?

CVE-2026-72661 affects Elastic Kibana by allowing missing authorization which can lead to information disclosure.

3

What potential risk is associated with CVE-2026-72661?

The potential risk associated with CVE-2026-72661 is unauthorized access to functionality not properly constrained by access control lists.

4

How do I fix CVE-2026-72661?

To fix CVE-2026-72661, it is recommended to update Elastic Kibana to the latest version that addresses the missing authorization issue.

5

Can CVE-2026-72661 lead to data exposure?

Yes, CVE-2026-72661 can lead to unintended data exposure due to inadequate enforcement of security controls.

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