CVE-2026-72631 json
Improper Privilege Management in Kibana Fleet Leading to Over-Scoped Elastic Agent API Keys
published 2mo ago modified 2mo ago also BIT-elk-2026-72631 , BIT-kibana-2026-72631 , EUVD-2026-58220
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 26%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269) in Kibana Fleet can lead to privilege escalation via Privilege Escalation (CAPEC-233). An integration policy may optionally declare extra data streams that the integration writes to, which Fleet adds to the Elasticsearch API key issued to Elastic Agents enrolled in the corresponding agent policy. The resulting key allows new documents to be inserted and index mappings to be extended for specific indices. The key does not allow reading, updating, or deleting existing documents
Patch / fix
- bitnami elk 9.4.5, 9.5.1
- bitnami kibana 9.4.5, 9.5.1
- elastic kibana 9.4.5, 9.5.1
- elasticsearch kibana 9.4.5, 9.5.1
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | elk | >=9.1.0, <9.4.5 >=9.5.0, <9.5.1 |
9.4.5 9.5.1 |
| bitnami | kibana | >=9.1.0, <9.4.5 >=9.5.0, <9.5.1 |
9.4.5 9.5.1 |
Affected products
- Elastic Kibana
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
-
discuss.elastic.co
/t/kibana-9-4-5-9-5-1-security-update-esa-2026-128/389539
vendor-advisory, advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72631
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-72631
- NVD CVE-2026-72631
- OSV BIT-elk-2026-72631
- OSV BIT-kibana-2026-72631
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