CVE-2026-72641
Medium
Description
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Kibana can lead to unauthorized modification of data via Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs (CAPEC-1). An authenticated user holding only Security Solution read access in a Kibana space could enumerate and change the state of Entity Store maintainer tasks, silently disabling Entity Analytics maintenance for that space.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.4
Exploit probability—
Product
Elastic Kibana
PublishedSep 1, 2026
First seenSep 1, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-863Incorrect authorization
How to fix
Update
- elastic kibana9.4.6 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| elastic kibana | 9.4.0 ≤ v < 9.4.6, 9.5.0 | 9.4.6 |
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