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CVE-2026-78591

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Published: Sep 2, 2026Modified: Sep 3, 2026

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6.3
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Exploitability: 2.1 / Impact: 4.2
Source: security@elastic.co (Secondary)

Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22) in the Kibana Fleet feature can lead to the unauthorized deletion of resources via Path Traversal (CAPEC-126). A low-privileged user could cause a subsequent action taken by a higher-privileged user in the Fleet administration interface to act on an unintended target, resulting in the deletion of resources including accounts with elevated privileges.

Affected (3)

Products: Elastic: Kibana
Elastic
1 product
Kibana
Configuration A
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Elastic
Kibana
From 8.0.0 to 8.19.17
Kibana
From 9.0.0 to 9.3.6
Kibana
From 9.4.0 to 9.4.3

Related CWEs

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (1)

Source: security@elastic.co
Vendor Advisory

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