CVE-2026-72665 Missing Authorization in Kibana Leading to Unauthorized Execution of Host Response Actions
A Kibana user with rule authoring privileges can execute unauthorized response actions on managed hosts, leading to data disclosure or modification.
- 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-2026-72665?
CVE-2026-72665 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, published on 13 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization (CWE-862) in Kibana can lead to unauthorized execution of Osquery and Elastic Defend response actions on managed hosts via Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs (CAPEC-1). A Kibana user who is able to author and evaluate Elastic Security detection rules can cause response actions to be carried out against enrolled agents without holding the Osquery live query privileges or the Elastic Defend response action privileges that normally govern those capabilities. Depending on the response action involved, this can result in disclosure of information from the affected hosts or in unauthorized changes to their state.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-72665?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including kibana and elk. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
kibana Bitnami | From 8.5.0 | 8.19.20, 9.4.5 |
elk Bitnami | From 8.5.0 | 8.19.20, 9.4.5 |
Products include Elastic Kibana.
How do I fix CVE-2026-72665?
Upgrade kibana to a fixed version for your release line: 8.19.20 or 9.4.5.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-72665 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-72665 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Elastic Kibana
Sources
Also known as BIT-elk-2026-72665, BIT-kibana-2026-72665, GHSA-3wwx-7p3p-j479, MINI-47mr-4w8m-x986, MINI-7j39-q5q7-9h64, MINI-7mpp-6j5j-89fj and 4 more.