Kibana Fleet Path Traversal Allows Deletion of Spaces
CVE-2026-115294 Published on November 3, 2026
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Kibana Leading to Unauthorized Resource Deletion
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (CWE-22) in the Kibana Fleet feature can lead to unauthorized resource deletion via Path Traversal (CAPEC-126). A low-privileged user with Fleet agent policies write access could cause a subsequent administrative action to act on unintended resources. This can result in the deletion of resources such as Kibana spaces and other organizational assets that the low-privileged user cannot delete directly. Exploitation requires an administrator to interact with the affected Fleet interface.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-115294 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
CVE-2026-115294 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-115294
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Affected Versions
Elastic Kibana:- Version 9.3.0, <= 9.4.8 is affected.
- Version 9.5.0, <= 9.5.5 is affected.