Unintended Proxy or Intermediary in Kibana - CVE-2026-72668
Published: September 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU152227
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-72668
CWE-ID: CWE-441
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to an unintended proxy or intermediary ('confused deputy') in Kibana Agent Builder when a higher-privileged user interacts with an agent edited by a non-administrative user. A remote user can edit a shared agent and create workflows to escalate privileges.
A generative AI connector must be configured for Agent Builder.
Affected software
Kibana
How to mitigate CVE-2026-72668
Install security update from vendor's website.
Kibana - addressed in versions 9.4.7, 9.5.0