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Kibana EUVDEUVD-2026-20523

| CVE-2026-33460 MEDIUM
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
2026-04-08 elastic GHSA-998c-7hf5-g249
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: elastic
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization logic validation
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

The CVSS score of 4.3 (Low severity) reflects the limited immediate impact: the attack requires prior authentication with Fleet management permissions (PR:L), operates over the network without user interaction (AV:N, AC:L, UI:N), and results only in confidentiality loss (C:L) with no integrity or availability impact (I:N, A:N). However, real-world risk is elevated by several factors: the vulnerability enables privilege escalation within a multi-tenant environment where users may be intentionally restricted to specific spaces for data governance or compliance reasons, the disclosed information (policy details, infrastructure links) can enable lateral movement or reconnaissance for targeted attacks, and the presence of a simple enrollment endpoint suggests likely ease of exploitation. The EPSS score is not provided, but exploitation probability is moderate given the straightforward nature of bypassing authorization checks via an existing endpoint. This is not a critical vulnerability by CVSS standards, but organizations with strict multi-space segregation policies should prioritize remediation due to the breach of intended access boundaries.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated Kibana user with Fleet agent management privileges in Space A logs in and crafts a request to the internal enrollment endpoint, specifying a policy identifier from Space B (obtained through reconnaissance or directory enumeration). The endpoint, lacking space validation, returns the full policy details without verifying the user's authorization to Space B, exposing infrastructure configuration and policy names. The attacker uses this information to understand the target environment's Fleet deployment and identify potential vulnerabilities or misconfigurations across spaces they should not access. No public proof-of-concept has been identified at time of analysis, but the straightforward nature of the authorization bypass (missing validation check on a standard endpoint) suggests exploitation is straightforward for threat actors with valid Kibana credentials.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Apr 08, 2026

Kibana's Fleet agent management endpoint fails to enforce space-scoped access controls, allowing authenticated users with Fleet privileges in one space to retrieve sensitive Fleet Server policy details from unauthorized spaces including policy names, operational identifiers, and infrastructure linkage information. The vulnerability affects Kibana across multiple versions and requires valid user authentication with Fleet agent management permissions, resulting in cross-space information disclosure without the ability to modify data.

RemediationAI

Update Kibana to the patched version specified in Elastic Security Update ESA-2026-25 (https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-19-14-9-2-8-9-3-3-security-update-esa-2026-25/385813), which includes fixed versions 8.19.14, 9.2.8, and 9.3.3 or later depending on your deployment track. The primary fix enforces space-scoped authorization checks on the internal enrollment endpoint to prevent unauthenticated cross-space policy retrieval. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network access to the Kibana Fleet enrollment endpoint to trusted Fleet servers only, and audit Kibana logs for suspicious policy retrieval requests from users accessing spaces outside their authorized scope.

Affected VersionsENISA

Kibana 9.0.0 ≤9.2.7
Kibana 8.0.0 ≤8.19.13
Kibana 9.3.0 ≤9.3.2

Affected Packages

euvd kibana no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Kibana's multi-tenancy architecture uses spaces to segregate user access and data visibility. The vulnerability exists in an internal enrollment endpoint used by Fleet agents to retrieve policy configurations. The endpoint uses an unscoped internal client (likely instantiated without space context) rather than enforcing space-scoped access controls through Kibana's authorization framework. This allows the endpoint to bypass the authorization checks that normally restrict users to their assigned space. CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) identifies the root cause: the system fails to verify that the authenticated user has permission to access resources in the requested space before returning sensitive Fleet Server configuration details.

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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

Primary rating from Vendor (elastic) · only source for this CVE.

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

Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Kibana can lead to cross-space information disclosure via Privilege Abuse (CAPEC-122). A user with Fleet agent management privileges in one Kibana space can retrieve Fleet Server policy details from other spaces through an internal enrollment endpoint. The endpoint bypasses space-scoped access controls by using an unscoped internal client, returning operational identifiers, policy names, management state, and infrastructure linkage details from spaces the user is not authorized to access.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 93% exploitable
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

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 0.0%
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

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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

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