Kibana Agent Builder privilege escalation via missing feature check
CVE-2026-72681 Published on August 13, 2026
Missing Authorization in Kibana Leading to Privilege Escalation and Information Disclosure
Kibana Agent Builder does not correctly verify that the requesting user holds the privileges required by a separate Kibana feature before it creates and runs a tool that invokes that feature's functionality. This allows privilege escalation and could lead to disclosure of sensitive information that the user is not authorized to read.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-72681 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 a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is an AuthZ Vulnerability?
The software does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
CVE-2026-72681 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-72681
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Affected Versions
Elastic Kibana:- Version 9.4.0, <= 9.4.3 is affected.