CVE-2026-78581 json
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in Kibana Leading to Unauthorized Data Modification in Kibana
published 2026-08-25 2 mo ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-elk-2026-78581 , BIT-kibana-2026-78581 , EUVD-2026-65489
- cvss
- 4.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 10%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639) in Kibana can lead to unauthorized data modification via Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs (CAPEC-1). Under certain conditions, an authenticated user could reference another user's AI Assistant conversation identifier to access or modify a conversation they do not own. Successful exploitation requires knowledge of a hard-to-guess identifier.
Patch / fix
- bitnami elk 8.16.3, 8.17.2
- bitnami kibana 8.16.3, 8.17.2
- elastic kibana 8.16.3, 8.17.2
- elasticsearch kibana 8.16.3, 8.17.2
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 4.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | elk | >=8.0.0, <8.16.3 >=8.17.0, <8.17.2 |
8.16.3 8.17.2 |
| bitnami | kibana | >=8.0.0, <8.16.3 >=8.17.0, <8.17.2 |
8.16.3 8.17.2 |
Affected products
- Elastic Kibana
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
References
-
discuss.elastic.co
/t/kibana-8-16-3-8-17-2-security-update-esa-2026-51/387446
vendor-advisory, advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78581
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-78581
- NVD CVE-2026-78581
- OSV BIT-elk-2026-78581
- OSV BIT-kibana-2026-78581
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