CVE-2026-33462 Path Traversal in Kibana Leading to Unauthorized Deletion of User Accounts
An authenticated user can craft a dashboard identifier that causes an administrator's delete action to inadvertently delete user accounts or other resources.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-33462?
CVE-2026-33462 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, published on 28 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A path traversal vulnerability was identified in Kibana's dashboard management functionality. An authenticated user with limited permissions could create a dashboard with a specially crafted identifier. When an administrator subsequently attempts to delete this dashboard through the Kibana interface, the deletion request is redirected to an unintended internal endpoint, potentially resulting in the unauthorized deletion of user accounts or other resources. Exploitation requires an administrator to perform a delete action on the maliciously crafted dashboard object.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-33462?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including kibana and elk. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
kibana Bitnami | From 8.0.0 | 8.19.16, 9.3.5 |
elk Bitnami | From 8.0.0 | 8.19.16, 9.3.5 |
Products include Elastic Kibana.
How do I fix CVE-2026-33462?
Upgrade kibana to a fixed version for your release line: 8.19.16 or 9.3.5.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-33462 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-33462 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Elastic Kibana
Sources
Also known as BIT-elk-2026-33462, BIT-kibana-2026-33462, GHSA-3j7x-jqgv-84cm, MINI-hqf8-pv6r-6g5m, MINI-m8wq-85q3-m58x, MINI-mm37-mgpv-vr29 and 3 more.