CVE-2026-72677
Published:August 13, 2026
Updated:August 31, 2026
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.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/elastic/kibana.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v8.0.0 <v8.19.17Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v8.19.17https://github.com/elastic/kibana.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v9.4.0 <v9.4.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v9.4.3https://github.com/elastic/kibana.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v9.0.0 <v9.3.6Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v9.3.6Related Resources (1)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Relative Path Traversal
EPSS
Base Score:
0.27