Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Kibana can lead to privilege escalation via Input Data Manipulation (CAPEC-153). Elasticsearch cluster privilege declarations originating from integration packages were not validated before being used to mint credentials for enrolled Elastic Agents. A user holding Fleet management privileges could therefore cause every Elastic Agent on a targeted policy to receive a credential carrying arbitrarily elevated Elasticsearch cluster privileges, up to and including full cluster administration.
References
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| https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-19-21-9-4-6-9-5-3-security-update-esa-2026-140/390158 | Vendor Advisory Mitigation |
Configurations
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Information
Published : 2026-09-03 19:17
Updated : 2026-09-08 16:48
NVD link : CVE-2026-78583
Mitre link : CVE-2026-78583
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-78583
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Products Affected
elastic
- kibana
CWE
CWE-863
Incorrect Authorization
