Kibana Improper Access Control Enables Unauthorized Watchlist Modification
CVE-2026-56146 Published on July 21, 2026
Improper Access Control in Kibana Leading to Unauthorized Data Modification and Information Disclosure
Improper Access Control (CWE-284) in Kibana can lead to unauthorized modification of Entity Analytics Watchlist configuration and potential information disclosure. A low-privileged authenticated user with read-only Security Solution access could perform write operations on watchlist data that should require elevated privileges. Under specific deployment conditions, this could also allow such a user to access data beyond their authorized scope.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-56146 is exploitable with network access, and requires 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 a small impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is an AuthZ Vulnerability?
The software performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
CVE-2026-56146 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-56146
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Affected Versions
Elastic Kibana:- Version 9.4.0, <= 9.4.2 is affected.