Missing Authorization in Kibana - CVE-2026-72681
Published: August 13, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU142338
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-72681
CWE-ID: CWE-862
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization in Kibana Agent Builder when creating and running a tool that invokes a separate Kibana feature's functionality. A remote user can create and run a tool that invokes that functionality to disclose sensitive information.
The issue can also result in privilege escalation.
Affected software
Kibana
How to mitigate CVE-2026-72681
Install security update from vendor's website.
Kibana - update to 9.4.4