CVE-2026-49088
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CVE-2026-49088 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.4/10 on the CVSS scale. Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File (CWE-532) in Kibana can lead to information disclosure. When the optional application performance monitoring (APM) instrumentation is enabled, sensitive request header values could be recorded in application logs, where they may be accessible to operators with log access.. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File (CWE-532) in Kibana can lead to information disclosure. When the optional application performance monitoring (APM) instrumentation is enabled, sensitive request header values could be recorded in application logs, where they may be accessible to operators with log access.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Kibana | >= 8.0.0, < 8.18.9 |
| Elastic | Kibana | >= 8.19.0, < 8.19.6 |
| Elastic | Kibana | >= 9.0.0, < 9.0.8 |
| Elastic | Kibana | >= 9.1.0, < 9.1.6 |
References
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-18-9-8-19-6-9-0-8-9-1-6-security-update-esa-2026-50Vendor Advisory, Mitigation
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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