6.3

CVE-2026-72662: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in Kibana Leading to Unauthorized Disclosure, Modification, and Deletion of Data

Awaiting analysis
Published 26-09-2026Last modified 26-09-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-72662 is a medium (CVSS 6.3) vulnerability in elastic kibana. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.18%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 26-09-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 26-09-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639) in Kibana can lead to unauthorized disclosure, modification, and deletion of data via Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs (CAPEC-1). An authenticated user granted the Timeline feature privilege in a Kibana space could enumerate, read, modify, and delete draft Timeline objects belonging to other users in the same space. Read access is sufficient for enumeration and disclosure; the Timeline write privilege is required for modification and deletion.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.18%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

8%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.01 pp

From 0.17% on 05-10-2026

05-10-202604-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Elastic1 product
  • kibana≥ 8.0.0, ≤ 8.19.21 | ≥ 9.4.0, ≤ 9.4.5

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links