Medium severity6.3NVD Advisory· Published Sep 26, 2026· Updated Sep 28, 2026
CVE-2026-72662
CVE-2026-72662
Description
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639) in Kibana can lead to unauthorized disclosure, modification, and deletion of data via Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs (CAPEC-1). An authenticated user granted the Timeline feature privilege in a Kibana space could enumerate, read, modify, and delete draft Timeline objects belonging to other users in the same space. Read access is sufficient for enumeration and disclosure; the Timeline write privilege is required for modification and deletion.
AI Insight
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Affected products
3- osv-coords2 versions
>= 8.0.0, < 8.19.22+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 8.0.0, < 8.19.22
- (no CPE)range: >= 8.0.0, < 8.19.22
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1News mentions
2- Elasticsearch & Kibana: Eleven Vulnerabilities Including DoS and Privilege Escalation Disclosed TogetherVypr Intelligence · Sep 26, 2026
- Elastic Kibana: Four Vulnerabilities Disclosed, Including Privilege Escalation and DoSVypr Intelligence · Sep 26, 2026