CVE-2026-72641 is a vulnerability in Elastic Kibana
Published on September 1, 2026
Incorrect Authorization in Kibana Leading to Unauthorized Modification of Data
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Kibana can lead to unauthorized modification of data via Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs (CAPEC-1). An authenticated user holding only Security Solution read access in a Kibana space could enumerate and change the state of Entity Store maintainer tasks, silently disabling Entity Analytics maintenance for that space.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-72641 can be exploited 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 no impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and 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-2026-72641 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-72641
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Affected Versions
Elastic Kibana:- Version 9.4.0, <= 9.4.5 is affected.
- Version 9.5.0 is affected.