CVE-2026-4498
High
Description
Execution with Unnecessary Privileges (CWE-250) in Kibana’s Fleet plugin debug route handlers can lead reading index data beyond their direct Elasticsearch RBAC scope via Privilege Abuse (CAPEC-122). This requires an authenticated Kibana user with Fleet sub-feature privileges (such as agents, agent policies, and settings management).
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.7
Exploit probability—
Product
Elastic Kibana
PublishedApr 8, 2026
First seenApr 8, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-250CWE-250
How to fix
Update
- elastic kibana8.19.14, 9.2.8, 9.3.3 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| elastic kibana | 8.0.0 ≤ v < 8.19.14, 9.0.0 ≤ v < 9.2.8, 9.3.0 ≤ v < 9.3.3 | 8.19.14, 9.2.8, 9.3.3 |
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