Missing Authorization in Kibana - CVE-2026-72669
Published: August 13, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU142357
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-72669
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 and modify data.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization in Observability Onboarding flow state routes when handling read and update requests for onboarding state. A remote user can access onboarding flows created by other users and write arbitrary progress data to disclose sensitive information and modify data.
A tampered flow can cause the owner's onboarding view to fail with a server error.
Affected software
Kibana
How to mitigate CVE-2026-72669
Install security update from vendor's website.
Kibana - addressed in versions 8.19.19, 9.4.5