CVE-2026-72641 Incorrect Authorization in Kibana Leading to Unauthorized Modification of Data
An authenticated user with read-only access can improperly modify Entity Store tasks, disabling analytics maintenance in Kibana.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-72641?
CVE-2026-72641 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, published on 1 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-72641?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Elastic Kibana.
How do I fix CVE-2026-72641?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-72641 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-72641 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Elastic Kibana
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9jx3-3r8m-7h6j, MINI-fqrw-3xw5-44mj, MINI-qxf4-45hg-68cq.