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Kibana EUVDEUVD-2026-70059

| CVE-2026-78598 MEDIUM
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
2026-09-02 elastic GHSA-x87p-86f2-9mg9
5.4
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 to Kibana with ML job management credentials
  2. Delivery
    Navigate to ML job management within assigned Space
  3. Exploit
    Trigger job saved object operation that bypasses space-boundary enforcement
  4. Execution
    Job saved object becomes accessible across all Spaces
  5. Impact
    Read ML job configurations and results from unauthorized Spaces

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.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires: (1) a valid authenticated Kibana account - unauthenticated access is not possible (PR:L in CVSS vector confirms this); (2) the account must hold ML job management privileges within at least one Kibana Space; (3) the target Kibana instance must use the Spaces feature with multiple Spaces configured, and those Spaces must be intended to enforce access segregation between users. Deployments using a single Space or where all users share equivalent permissions gain no meaningful additional exposure from this flaw. The vulnerability is limited to the Kibana machine learning saved object handling path; Elasticsearch, Logstash, and other Elastic Stack components are not in scope. Integrity impact (I:L) reflects that the saved object's Space association can be modified, not that arbitrary data can be written.

Impact

The CVSS 5.4 Medium rating is consistent with the realistic threat model. Exploitation is constrained by the PR:L requirement - the attacker must already hold an authenticated account with ML job management privileges in at least one Space, ruling out external or unauthenticated attack paths. The resulting impact is bounded: confidentiality and integrity are each rated Low (C:L/I:L), reflecting access to ML job saved object data rather than full Kibana data exfiltration or system compromise. No KEV listing exists and no public exploit code is available, and no EPSS score is present in the provided intelligence. The attack surface is most meaningful in multi-tenant Kibana deployments where Spaces are relied upon as a hard security boundary between teams with different data-sensitivity clearances - in single-team or flat-permission environments, the cross-space disclosure is largely academic. The absence of availability impact (A:N) confirms this is a data-exposure flaw, not a denial-of-service or destructive vector. Overall, this warrants prompt patching in environments using Spaces-based access segregation, but is not a critical emergency for organizations without strict cross-team isolation requirements.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An analyst account with ML job management rights in a restricted Kibana Space performs a specific job configuration operation that causes the job's saved object to propagate across all Spaces in the instance. The analyst can then read ML job metadata, configurations, or results belonging to other teams in separate Spaces - such as a security analytics team's threat-detection model outputs - without having been granted access to those Spaces. No public exploit code is known at time of analysis.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 02, 2026

Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Kibana's machine learning feature allows an authenticated low-privileged user to escalate their effective access beyond their assigned Kibana Space. A user holding ML job management privileges within a single Space can manipulate a job's saved object so it becomes accessible across all Spaces in the Kibana instance, bypassing the tenant-isolation boundary without holding rights to those additional Spaces. Vendor-released patches are available in versions 8.19.19, 9.3.8, and 9.4.4; no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Kibana to version 8.19.19, 9.3.8, or 9.4.4 per Elastic advisory ESA-2026-156 at https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-19-19-9-3-8-9-4-4-security-update-esa-2026-156/390111. For organizations unable to patch immediately, the most effective compensating control is to restrict ML job management privileges to only users who already have legitimate visibility across all Kibana Spaces, effectively eliminating the privilege-escalation delta. Auditing and reducing the set of accounts holding ML job management roles within each Space - following the principle of least privilege - limits the population of potential exploiters without requiring any downtime. Note that restricting ML job management may impact operational teams that rely on it for routine job creation and monitoring, so coordination with data-science or operations teams is advised before applying this workaround.

Affected VersionsENISA

Kibana 9.0.0 ≤9.3.7
Kibana 8.0.0 ≤8.19.18
Kibana 9.4.0 ≤9.4.3

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 Spaces feature provides logical namespace isolation, allowing organizations to partition dashboards, saved objects, and ML job configurations into separate access-controlled containers. Saved objects - the persistence layer for ML job definitions, results, and metadata - are expected to be scoped strictly to their originating Space. CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) indicates the authorization check exists but is implemented incorrectly: a specific ML job management operation can alter a saved object's Space associations or visibility flags in a way that defeats the intended boundary. The affected product is cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (all Kibana versions prior to the patched releases). The CAPEC-180 classification (Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels) accurately describes the mechanism - the attacker exploits a misconfigured enforcement point rather than breaking cryptography or bypassing authentication.

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Severity by source

Vendor (elastic) PRIMARY 5.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.4 MEDIUM

PR:L reflects mandatory ML job management authentication; C:L/I:L because only ML job saved objects are exposed or modified, not broader Kibana or Elasticsearch data.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/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
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in the Kibana machine learning feature can lead to information disclosure via Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels (CAPEC-180). An authenticated user holding machine learning job management privileges within a single Kibana space could cause a job's saved object to become accessible across all spaces in the Kibana instance, without holding access rights to those additional spaces.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 97% exploitable
Prevalence
High
widely deployed Elastic Stack component across enterprise observability environments
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 0.1%
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
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

27
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +27
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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