CVE-2026-72677
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CVE-2026-72677 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.3/10 on the CVSS scale. Relative Path Traversal (CWE-23) in Kibana can lead to the unauthorized deletion of Kibana resources via Relative Path Traversal (CAPEC-139). Kibana Fleet accepted a user-supplied identifier for a Fleet Server host configuration without rejecting relative traversal sequences. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Relative Path Traversal (CWE-23) in Kibana can lead to the unauthorized deletion of Kibana resources via Relative Path Traversal (CAPEC-139). Kibana Fleet accepted a user-supplied identifier for a Fleet Server host configuration without rejecting relative traversal sequences. The identifier is stored as provided and is later incorporated into the request that Kibana issues when that configuration is removed.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Kibana | >= 8.0.0, < 8.19.17 |
| Elastic | Kibana | >= 9.0.0, < 9.3.6 |
| Elastic | Kibana | >= 9.4.0, < 9.4.3 |
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