Description
Relative Path Traversal (CWE-23) in Kibana can lead to the unauthorized deletion of Kibana resources via Relative Path Traversal (CAPEC-139). Kibana Fleet accepted a user-supplied identifier for a Fleet Server host configuration without rejecting relative traversal sequences. The identifier is stored as provided and is later incorporated into the request that Kibana issues when that configuration is removed.
Published: 2026-08-13
Score: 7.3 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Elastic
Elastic kibana
Vendors & Products Elastic
Elastic kibana
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Relative Path Traversal (CWE-23) in Kibana can lead to the unauthorized deletion of Kibana resources via Relative Path Traversal (CAPEC-139). Kibana Fleet accepted a user-supplied identifier for a Fleet Server host configuration without rejecting relative traversal sequences. The identifier is stored as provided and is later incorporated into the request that Kibana issues when that configuration is removed.
Title Relative Path Traversal in Kibana Fleet Leading to Unauthorized Deletion of Users and Other Resources
Weaknesses CWE-23
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: elastic

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-13T20:31:50.086Z

Reserved: 2026-08-10T11:17:49.704Z

Link: CVE-2026-72677

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T20:31:46.099Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-13T20:17:28.373

Modified: 2026-08-13T21:18:12.443

Link: CVE-2026-72677

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T21:15:02Z

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