Relative Path Traversal in Kibana - CVE-2026-72677
Published: August 13, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU142360
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-72677
CWE-ID: CWE-23
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to delete Kibana resources.
The vulnerability exists due to relative path traversal in Kibana Fleet when removing a Fleet Server host configuration. A remote user can supply a crafted identifier containing relative traversal sequences to delete Kibana resources.
User interaction is required.
Affected software
Kibana
How to mitigate CVE-2026-72677
Install security update from vendor's website.
Kibana - addressed in versions 8.19.17, 9.3.6, 9.4.3