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CVE-2026-78608— Missing Authorization in Kibana Leading to Information Disclosure

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Affected
Elastic Kibana
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

Kibana 中存在的授权缺失漏洞（CWE-862）可能导致通过权限滥用（CAPEC-122）造成信息泄露。Kibana 内部 APM 集成函数未应用授权控制，使得任何经过身份验证的 Kibana 用户均可读取本应仅限拥有 APM 或 Fleet 管理权限的用户才能访问的 APM 服务器凭据。

CVSS 6.5 · Medium

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1078 · Valid Accounts

Affected Version Matrix 4

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Elastic Kibana 7.14.0≤ 7.17.29 affected
8.0.0≤ 8.19.20 affected
9.0.0≤ 9.4.5 affected
9.5.0≤ 9.5.1 affected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-78608

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Missing Authorization in Kibana Leading to Information Disclosure
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
Missing Authorization (CWE-862) in Kibana can lead to information disclosure via Privilege Abuse (CAPEC-122). An authorization control was not applied to an internal Kibana APM integration function, allowing any authenticated Kibana user to read APM server credentials that should be restricted to users holding APM or Fleet administrative privileges.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
授权机制缺失
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Elastic Kibana 7.14.0 ~ 7.17.29 -

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Other References for CVE-2026-78608 (1)

Same Patch Batch · Elastic · 2026-09-01 · 20 CVEs total

CVE-2026-72649 8.8 HIGH Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Elasticsearch Leading to Remote Code Execution
CVE-2026-63137 8.3 HIGH Incorrect Authorization in Kibana Leading to Privilege Escalation
CVE-2026-78592 7.3 HIGH Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Kibana Leading to Unauthori
CVE-2024-14047 7.2 HIGH Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') in Winlogbeat Leading to Ar
CVE-2026-33465 6.5 MEDIUM Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Kibana Leading to Denial of Servic
CVE-2026-63138 6.5 MEDIUM Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic in Kibana Leading to Infor
CVE-2026-72654 6.5 MEDIUM Execution with Unnecessary Privileges in Kibana Leading to Information Disclosure
CVE-2026-72628 6.5 MEDIUM Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data in Kibana Leading to Denial of Service
CVE-2026-72652 6.5 MEDIUM Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Kibana Leading to Denial of Servic
CVE-2026-72644 6.5 MEDIUM Uncaught Exception in Kibana Leading to Denial of Service
CVE-2026-72682 6.5 MEDIUM Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Kibana Leading to Denial of Servic
CVE-2026-78605 5.9 MEDIUM Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request Smuggling') in Elasticsearch L
CVE-2026-78607 5.4 MEDIUM Missing Authorization in Elasticsearch Leading to Information Disclosure
CVE-2026-72641 5.4 MEDIUM Incorrect Authorization in Kibana Leading to Unauthorized Modification of Data
CVE-2026-56143 4.9 MEDIUM Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Elasticsearch Leading to Denial of
CVE-2026-72633 4.3 MEDIUM Incorrect Authorization in Kibana Leading to Unauthorized Disabling of Privilege Monitorin
CVE-2026-78603 4.3 MEDIUM Missing Authorization in Kibana Leading to Unauthorized Disclosure of Fleet Deployment Met
CVE-2026-78597 4.3 MEDIUM Missing Authorization in Kibana Entity Store Leading to Unauthorized API Key Creation
CVE-2026-78606 4.2 MEDIUM Incorrect Authorization in Kibana Leading to Unauthorized Disclosure, Modification, and De

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: Kibana
Same vendor: Elastic
Same weakness: CWE-862

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