Missing Authorization in Kibana - CVE-2026-78597
Published: September 1, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU146644
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-78597
CWE-ID: CWE-862
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to create unauthorized API keys.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization in the Kibana Entity Store feature when invoking an administrative operation. A remote user can invoke the administrative operation to create unauthorized API keys.
Only deployments where the Kibana Security Solution is in use and the Entity Store feature is available are exposed.
Affected software
Kibana
How to mitigate CVE-2026-78597
Install security update from vendor's website.
Kibana - addressed in versions 8.19.21, 9.4.6