CVE-2026-78608 is a vulnerability in Elastic Kibana
Published on September 1, 2026
Missing Authorization in Kibana Leading to Information Disclosure
Missing Authorization (CWE-862) in Kibana can lead to information disclosure via Privilege Abuse (CAPEC-122). An authorization control was not applied to an internal Kibana APM integration function, allowing any authenticated Kibana user to read APM server credentials that should be restricted to users holding APM or Fleet administrative privileges.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-78608 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 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-2026-78608 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-78608
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Affected Versions
Elastic Kibana:- Version 7.14.0, <= 7.17.29 is affected.
- Version 8.0.0, <= 8.19.20 is affected.
- Version 9.0.0, <= 9.4.5 is affected.
- Version 9.5.0, <= 9.5.1 is affected.