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ElasticCVE-2026-78592

Elastic Kibana: path traversal

High7.3CVE-2026-78592 · Published Sep 1, 2026 · updated Sep 2, 2026

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22) in Kibana can lead to the unauthorized deletion of privileged resources via Path Traversal (CAPEC-126). A low-privileged user holding tag creation privileges could cause a subsequent administrative action in the tag management interface to act on an unintended target, resulting in the deletion of privileged resources including administrative accounts and other organizational assets. Exploitation requires an administrator to interact with the affected interface.

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Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
Kibana
Product
>= 7.11.0, <= 7.17.29No fix yet
>= 8.0.0, <= 8.19.15No fix yet
>= 9.0.0, <= 9.3.4No fix yet
>= 9.4.0, <= 9.4.1No fix yet
Details and references
CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Severity from
the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
Weakness
CWE-22

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