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ElasticCVE-2026-49091

Elastic Kibana: tampering

High8.0CVE-2026-49091 · Published Jul 1, 2026 · updated Jul 2, 2026

Improper Output Neutralization for Logs (CWE-117) in Kibana can lead to log injection via Log Injection-Tampering-Forging (CAPEC-93). An attacker can supply specially crafted input that is written to log files without proper neutralization. When the log files are subsequently viewed in a terminal that interprets control sequences, the injected content may alter the displayed log data.

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Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
Kibana
Product
>= 8.0.0, <= 8.11.0No fix yet
>= 7.0.0, <= 7.17.14No fix yet
Details and references
CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity from
the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
Weakness
CWE-116

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