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Elastic Kibana EUVDEUVD-2026-116073

| CVE-2026-115292 MEDIUM
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639)
2026-11-03 elastic GHSA-47v6-p68m-hr3x
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: elastic
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate as Kibana user with ML read access
  2. Exploit
    Request data frame analytics job messages
  3. Execution
    Bypass space ACL via user-controlled job key
  4. Impact
    Read cross-space job audit and error metadata

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Object-level authorization, IDOR prevention
Exploitation Conditions

Requires an authenticated Kibana user who holds Machine Learning read access in at least one space, and a multi-space deployment where data frame analytics jobs exist in other spaces the user is not authorized to access. Disclosure is limited to the audit and error messages of those data frame analytics jobs (destination index names, analyzed field names, failure information) - not to the underlying analyzed data, and with no integrity or availability impact. Limiting factors: valid credentials with ML read privileges are mandatory (PR:L, so not exploitable by anonymous/unauthenticated attackers), and the issue is only meaningful in deployments that use multiple Kibana spaces with separated ML workloads. Single-space deployments or users with no ML access are not affected.

Impact

This is a low-to-moderate priority issue, not an emergency. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) reflects a network-reachable but authenticated flaw: the attacker must already hold Machine Learning read access in at least one Kibana space, and the only impact is low-confidentiality information disclosure with no integrity or availability effect. The vendor's priority label is 'this_month' (not act_now or emergency), which is consistent with the modest technical impact. No EPSS score was provided in the input, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified. The CVE is not listed in CISA KEV, so there is no public evidence of active exploitation. No proof-of-concept or exploit reference is present - the only reference is the Elastic security advisory (ESA-2026-203), not exploit code. The signals are internally consistent: a genuine but limited cross-space authorization leak affecting only multi-space deployments with multiple ML-authorized users, disclosing metadata rather than record-level data.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated Kibana user who has been granted Machine Learning read access within one space queries the data frame analytics job audit and error messages and, due to a user-controlled key authorization check (CWE-639), receives messages belonging to jobs in other spaces they should not see. This leaks job metadata such as destination index names, analyzed field names, and failure details, aiding reconnaissance of other teams' data pipelines. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis; the attack requires valid ML read credentials and offers only low-confidentiality disclosure.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
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AnalysisAIv1 – Nov 03, 2026

Information disclosure in Elastic Kibana's Machine Learning feature allows an authenticated user with Machine Learning read access in one Kibana space to read audit and error messages for data frame analytics jobs in other spaces, exposing destination index names, analyzed field names, and failure details. The issue is a low-to-moderate severity authorization bypass (CVSS 4.3) limited to job metadata, with no integrity or availability impact, and no public exploit identified at time of analysis. Elastic has released fixes in Kibana 8.19.24, 9.4.9, and 9.5.6.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Kibana to 8.19.24, 9.4.9, or 9.5.6 according to the deployed release branch, as specified in Elastic Security Advisory ESA-2026-203 (https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-19-24-9-4-9-9-5-6-security-update-esa-2026-203/391357). The available advisory does not describe a separate configuration workaround; if the update cannot be applied immediately, restrict Machine Learning read privileges to users who are trusted with cross-space job audit and error metadata, accepting that this removes ML read access for other users and may disrupt legitimate ML workflows. No public exploit identified at time of analysis.

Affected VersionsENISA

Kibana 9.0.0 ≤9.4.8
Kibana 9.5.0 ≤9.5.5
Kibana 8.0.0 ≤8.19.23

Affected Packages

euvd kibana no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

CVE-2026-115292 is an instance of CWE-639, Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key, mapped to CAPEC-1 (Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs). The affected component is Kibana's Machine Learning feature, specifically the audit and error message data associated with data frame analytics jobs. The security boundary being crossed is the Kibana space: a user who holds Machine Learning read privileges in one space can retrieve job messages whose identifier is not adequately constrained to the caller's space. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* identifies Kibana as the affected product family, and the vendor advisory maps fixed releases to 8.19.24, 9.4.9, and 9.5.6. The disclosure is confined to job metadata such as destination index names, analyzed field names, and failure information; the assessed CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) confirms network reachability, low privileges required, no user interaction, and only low confidentiality impact. The exact code-level trigger is not described in the available sources.

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Severity by source

Vendor (elastic) PRIMARY 4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.3 MEDIUM

Network-reachable Kibana API with authenticated low-privilege ML read access (PR:L), low AC, no user interaction; only metadata disclosure gives C:L with no integrity or availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (elastic).

CVSS VectorVendor: elastic

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639) in Kibana Machine Learning can lead to information disclosure via Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs (CAPEC-1). An authenticated user with Machine Learning read access in one Kibana space can read the audit and error messages of data frame analytics jobs that belong to other spaces that the user is not authorized to access. These messages can include job details such as destination index names, analyzed field names, and failure information.

Threat Intelligence Overview

Prevalence
High
Kibana is a widely deployed enterprise observability and search analytics platform
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS N/A
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

22
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +22
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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