Description
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.
Published: 2026-08-13
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Elastic
Elastic kibana
Vendors & Products Elastic
Elastic kibana

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Missing Authorization in Kibana Leading to Privilege Escalation and Information Disclosure
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: elastic

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-13T20:33:43.387Z

Reserved: 2026-08-10T11:17:58.730Z

Link: CVE-2026-72681

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T20:33:39.854Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-13T20:17:28.853

Modified: 2026-08-13T21:18:31.450

Link: CVE-2026-72681

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T22:00:05Z

Weaknesses