CVE-2026-72666
A remote authenticated attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Kibana to disclose confidential information including credentials, manipulate data and configurations, bypass permissions and cause a Denial of Service.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Kibana allow remote authenticated attackers to disclose credentials, manipulate configurations, bypass permissions, and cause denial of service.
- Who is affected
- Kibana deployments of unspecified versions accessible to authenticated users are affected.
- Urgency
- High urgency; multiple privilege escalation and data disclosure paths exist; remediation should be prioritized.
- Action
- Update Kibana to a patched version addressing CVE-2026-72629, CVE-2026-72630, CVE-2026-72631, CVE-2026-72632, CVE-2026-72643, CVE-2026-72650, CVE-2026-72651, and CVE-2026-72655.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.28% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 20% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (3)
- high[NEW] [high] Kibana: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-14
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Elastic Kibana (August 14, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-08-14
- mediumCVE-2026-72666: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639) in Kibana can lead to unauthorized …nvd · 2026-08-13
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