CVE-2026-78603
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CVE-2026-78603 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.3/10 on the CVSS scale. Missing Authorization (CWE-862) in Kibana can lead to information disclosure via Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels (CAPEC-180). An authenticated user holding minimal Elasticsearch privileges could bypass Kibana feature authorization and space access controls, resulting in the unauthorized disclosure of Fleet deployment metadata from the default Kibana space.. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Missing Authorization (CWE-862) in Kibana can lead to information disclosure via Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels (CAPEC-180). An authenticated user holding minimal Elasticsearch privileges could bypass Kibana feature authorization and space access controls, resulting in the unauthorized disclosure of Fleet deployment metadata from the default Kibana space.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Kibana | >= 9.0.0, < 9.4.6 |
| Elastic | Kibana | 9.5.0 |
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